Legal Definition and Related Resources of Legitimate

Meaning of Legitimate

That which is according to law; as, legitimate children are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate authority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.

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Synonyms of Legitimate

(Lawfully conceived), adjective

born in wedlock
born of parents legally married
conceived of parents legally married
natural
of lawful parentage
sired in wedlock

(Rightful), adjective

according to law
allowed
authorized
constitutional
enacted
genuine
in accordance with law
in accordance with legal provisions
juristic
lawabiding
lawful
legal
legalized
legislated
licensed
licit
mandated
official
real
recognized by law
rightful
sanctioned
sanctioned by custom
sanctioned by law
sanctioned by legal authority
sound
statutable
statutory
valid
wellfounded
wellgrounded
within the law
Associated Concepts: legitimate business
legitimate heirs
legitimate purpose
legitimate title

verb

approve
authorize
certify
declare lawful
legalize
legitimatize
make lawful
make legal
make legitimate
sanction
validate

Grammar

This term is an adjetive.

Etimology of Legitimate

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mid-15c., “lawfully begotten, born of parents legally married,” from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare “make lawful, declare to be lawful,” from Latin legitimus “lawful,” originally “fixed by law, in line with the law,” from lex (genitive legis) “law” (see legal). Transferred sense of “genuine, real” is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately; legitimateness. The older adjective in English was legitime “lawful, of legitimate birth” (late 14c.), from Old French legitime, from Latin legitimus.

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