Uk English Meaning of legitimate
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Definitions and Meaning of legitimate in English
legitimate (v)
make legal
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
legitimate (a)
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
legitimate (s)
based on known statements or events or conditions
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
legitimate (a.)
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.
legitimate (v. t.)
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.
FAQs About the word legitimate
legitimate
make legal, show or affirm to be just and legitimate, make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone), of marriages and offspring;
justifiable,lawful,legal,allowable,authorised,constitutional,good,legit,lawful,permissible
bad,criminal,evil,illegal,illegitimate,illicit,unlawful,wrong,wrongful,forbidden
legitimacy => legitimacy, legitim => legitimate, legist => Barrister, legislature => Legislature, legislatrix => legislator,
