adjective. undefined

adjective. Being in compliance with the law; lawful.

adjective. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards.

adjective. Valid or justifiable.

adjective. Based on logical reasoning.

adjective. Born of legally married parents.

adjective. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right.

adjective. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy.

transitive verb. To make legitimate, as.

transitive verb. To give legal force or status to; make lawful.

transitive verb. To sanction formally or officially; authorize.

transitive verb. To demonstrate or declare to be justified.

According to law, rule, or precedent; agreeable to established principles or standards; in conformity with custom or usage; lawful; regular; orderly; proper: as, a legitimate king or government; the legitimate drama; a legitimate subject of debate; legitimate trade.

Specifically Of lawful birth; born in wedlock, or of parents legally married: as, legitimate children; a legitimate heir.

Justly based on the premises; logically correct, allowable, or valid: as, a legitimate result; legitimate arguments or conclusion.

Synonyms Legal, Licit, etc. See lawful.

noun. By ellipsis, legitimate drama (which see, under legitimate).

noun. An emigrant to Australia who had ‘legal reasons’ for emigrating.

noun. A legitimate child.

noun. Something to which one has a legal right. Milton, Eikon., 31.

To make lawful; establish the legitimacy or propriety of.

To render legitimate, as a bastard; invest with the rights of a legitimate child or lawful heir, as one born out of wedlock.

adjective. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful

adjective. Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.

adjective. Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfe`t, or spurious

adjective. Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules

adjective. Following by logical sequence; reasonable

transitive verb. To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

adjective. In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.

adjective. Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.

adjective. Authentic, real, genuine.

adjective. Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.

adjective. Relating to hereditary rights.

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

verb. show or affirm to be just and legitimate

adjective. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

verb. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

adjective. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

verb. make legal

adjective. based on known statements or events or conditions

adjective. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

"In English, the word "legitimate" comes from the Latin word legere meaning to read."

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honorable  lawful  legal  proper  reasonable  

acceptable  actionable  actor-proof  admissible  all-star  

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