Definition of legitimate

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Legitimate (a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.

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Affiliate :: Affiliate (v. t.) To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another..
Base :: Base (a.) Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
Legitimated :: Legitimated (imp. & p. p.) of Legitimat.
Natural :: Natural (a.) Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death..
Legitimatize :: Legitimatize (v. t.) To legitimate.
Legitimateness :: Legitimateness (n.) The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness; genuineness.
Basely :: Basely (adv.) Illegitimately; in bastardy.
Illegitimatize :: Illegitimatize (v. t.) To render illegitimate; to bastardize.
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.
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..
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..
Legitimately :: Legitimately (adv.) In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
Legitimacy :: Legitimacy (a.) The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock..
Mulierly :: Mulierly (adv.) In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
Illegitimacy :: Illegitimacy (n.) The state of being illegitimate.
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..
Illegitimation :: Illegitimation (n.) The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.
Legitimize :: Legitimize (v. t.) To legitimate.
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