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Legitimate Definition

legitimate

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare ‘to make legal’.

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

legitimate (comparative more legitimate, superlative most legitimate)

  1. In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
    • 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
      Rodwell was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson - who has shown 15 red cards since the start of last season - after 23 minutes for what appeared to be a legitimate challenge on Suarez.
  2. Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
  3. Authentic, real, genuine.
  4. Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
  5. Relating to hereditary rights.
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Translations
lawful
  • Russian: законный (ru) (zakónnyj), легальный (ru) (legál'nyj), легитимный (ru) (legitímnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: dligheach (gd)
  • Swedish: laglig (sv), legitim (sv), lagenlig (sv), legal (sv)
valid
genuine
lawfully begotten
  • Russian: законнорождённый (ru)
  • Swedish: legitim (sv), inomäktenskaplig (sv)
relating to hereditary rights
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Pronunciation 2

Verb

legitimate (third-person singular simple present legitimates, present participle legitimating, simple past and past participle legitimated)

  1. To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
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Latin

Adjective

lēgitimate

  1. vocative masculine singular of lēgitimatus

 

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