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Champerty :: Champerty (n.) The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See Maintenance..

Legitimately :: Legitimately (adv.) In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.

Bastard :: Bastard (a.) Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate. See Bastard, n., note..

Illegitimatize :: Illegitimatize (v. t.) To render illegitimate; to bastardize.

Truly :: Truly (adv.) Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.

Miscreate :: Miscreate (a.) Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles..

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

Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word..

By-blow :: By-blow (n.) An illegitimate child; a bastard.

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..

Revolt :: Revolt (n.) The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire..

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.

Adulterine :: Adulterine (n.) An illegitimate child.

Legitimist :: Legitimist (n.) One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right..

Legitimatize :: Legitimatize (v. t.) To legitimate.

Lawful :: Lawful (a.) Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

Basely :: Basely (adv.) Illegitimately; in bastardy.

Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

Mulierly :: Mulierly (adv.) In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.

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