legitimate
IPA: ɫʌdʒˈɪtʌmʌt
noun
- A person born to a legally married couple.
verb
- (transitive) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, 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.
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple (or otherwise legitimated subsequently).
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
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