Definition of legitimate

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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..

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Legitimize :: Legitimize (v. t.) To legitimate.
"""bastard " :: Bastard (n.) A natural child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union..
Bastard :: Bastard (a.) Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note..
Illegitimately :: Illegitimately (adv.) In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
Bastardize :: Bastardize (v. t.) To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.
Legitimist :: Legitimist (n.) One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right..
Mulierly :: Mulierly (adv.) In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors..
Illegitimation :: Illegitimation (n.) The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.
Legitimate :: 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..
Unfathered :: Unfathered (a.) Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard..
Lawful :: Lawful (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
Legitimatize :: Legitimatize (v. t.) To legitimate.
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word..
Natural :: Natural (a.) Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child..
By-blow :: By-blow (n.) An illegitimate child; a bastard.
Legitimation :: Legitimation (n.) The act of making legitimate.
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
Truly :: Truly (adv.) Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
Legitimate :: 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..
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