Legitimate

[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət] or [ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]

Definition

(verb.) make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); 'They legitimized their natural child'.

(verb.) show or affirm to be just and legitimate.

(adj.) of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful .

(adj.) in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; 'legitimate advertising practices' .

(adj.) based on known statements or events or conditions; 'rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year' .

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Definition

(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.

(a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.

(a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.

(a.) Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors.

(a.) Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference.

(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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Legal, lawful, in accordance with law.[2]. Born in wedlock, lawfully begotten.[3]. Genuine, not spurious.

v. a. Legalize, make legitimate.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Allowable, normal, fair, licit, real, genuine, fairly_deduced,{lawfully_begotten}

ANT:Illegitimate, unallowable, unfair, illicit

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Definition

adj. lawful: lawfully begotten born in wedlock: fairly deduced: following by natural sequence: authorised by usage.—v.t. to make lawful: to give the rights of a legitimate child to an illegitimate one.—n. Legit′imacy state of being legitimate: lawfulness of birth: regular deduction: directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.—adv. Legit′imately.—ns. Legit′imateness lawfulness; Legitimā′tion act of rendering legitimate esp. of conferring the privileges of lawful birth.—v.t. Legit′imise (same as Legitimate).—n. Legit′imist one who supports legitimate authority: in France a follower of the elder Bourbon line (descendants of Louis XIV.) as opposed to the Orleanists or supporters of the descendants of the Duke of Orleans Louis XIV.'s brother.—Legitimate drama a designation frequently applied to the representation of Shakespeare's plays—often employed as vaguely indicating approval of the drama of some former time.

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