le|git´i|mate|ness

le|git´i|mate|ness
le|git|i|mate «adjective. luh JIHT uh miht; verb. luh JIHT uh mayt», adjective, verb, -mat|ed, -mat|ing.
–adj.
1. allowed or admitted by law; rightful; lawful: »

a legitimate claim.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under lawful. (Cf. ↑lawful)
2. allowed; valid, logical, or acceptable: »

a legitimate conclusion. Sickness is a legitimate reason for a child's being absent from school.

3. born of parents who are married: »

a legitimate child.

4. conforming to accepted standards; normal; regular: »

legitimate business practices.

5. resting on, or ruling by, the principle of hereditary right: »

the legitimate title to a throne, a legitimate ruler.

6. of the legitimate theater: »

a legitimate playwright.

7. Obsolete. genuine; real.
–v.t.
1. to make or declare lawful.
2. to affirm or show to be legitimate; authorize or justify by word or example: »

Necessity legitimates my advice; for it is the only way to save our lives (Daniel Defoe).

╂[< Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare < Latin lēgitimus lawful < lēx, lēgis law]
–le|git´i|mate|ly, adverb.
–le|git´i|mate|ness, noun.
–le|git´i|ma´tion, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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