| Legitimate (legitimate) |
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| a. | (-m***asl]t) |
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| Le*git"i*mate |
| [LL.
legitimatus, p. p. of legitimare to legitimate, fr. L.
legitimus legitimate. See Legal.] |
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and
requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government;
legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the
throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a
legitimate heir.
Lawfully begotten; born in
wedlock.
Authorized; real; genuine; not false,
counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer;
legitimate inscriptions.
Conforming to known principles, or
accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate
standard, or method; a legitimate combination of
colors.
Following by logical sequence; reasonable;
as, a legitimate result; a legitimate
inference.
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| Legitimate (legitimate) |
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| v. t. | (-m t) |
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| Le*git"i*mate |
[imp. *** p. p. Legitimated (-
m&amacr]`t d); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Legitimating (-m&amacr]`t***ibreve]ng).] |
To make
legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state
of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to
legitimate a bastard child.
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