Legitimate

Word LEGITIMATE
Character 10
Hyphenation le git i mate
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Legitimate"

What do we mean by legitimate?

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. adjective

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. transitive verb

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.

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.

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

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

A person born to a legally married couple.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Legitimate

The word "legitimate" in example sentences

In English, the word "legitimate" comes from the Latin word legere meaning to read. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Neo-Fascism 102: the road to dictatorship yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Neo-Fascism 102: the road to dictatorship'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: In English, the word "legitimate" comes from the Latin word legere meaning to read. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In Rucker, this court found that the term legitimate purpose, when read in conjunction with the rest of the 1995 criminal stalking statute, did not require a person of common intelligence to guess as to its meaning. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He added that Gbagbo's forces will use what he called their legitimate right of defense. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Ouattara says it is lamentable that after all these mediations, everyone realizes that the only solution is to make Mr. Gbagbo leave with other measures, including what he calls legitimate force. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Pope Benedict on Friday defended what he called the legitimate role of religion in the public square. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I mean, presidential complaints aside, Howie, is there a fundamental change in what we define as legitimate news? ❋ Unknown (2009)

FARC, by the way, which has been fighting the Colombian government and other groups for decades, defends the kidnappings as what they call a legitimate act of war. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He would help what he calls legitimate homeowners who are facing foreclosure, but not offer help for speculators. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The man who was an expert at digging up what he calls legitimate dirt, says that with the Internet cranking away, don't expect to see any decrease of this sort of illegitimate dirt. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A man who is an expert at digging up what he calls legitimate dirt says that, with the Internet cranking away, don't expect to see any decrease of this sort of illegitimate dirt. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He says the U.S., its allies and Iraq's neighbors need to find what he calls a legitimate outcome for the war. ❋ Unknown (2006)

At a conference here in Washington today, he spoke out over what he called legitimate concerns over North Korea's nuclear test. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Well, Senator Clinton responding yesterday, saying she is not being divisive, simply asking what she called legitimate questions. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Mugabe refused court orders to end the occupations, which he called a legitimate protest against unfair land ownership by white farmers, mostly the descendants of British and South African settlers. ❋ Unknown (2000)

I mean, is he prepared to come forward, as he said he would, with a specific revision of his plan to accommodate what he called legitimate concerns about it? ❋ ITY National Archives (1993)

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