legitimate

Etymology
From, , from , perfect passive participle of , from , originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from. Originally "lawfully begotten".

The verb was derived from the adjective by.

Adjective

 * 1) In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
 * 2) Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
 * 3) Authentic, real, genuine.
 * 4) Marital.
 * 5)   Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
 * 6)  Legally married.
 * 7) Relating to hereditary rights.
 * 8) Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
 * 1) Authentic, real, genuine.
 * 2) Marital.
 * 3)   Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
 * 4)  Legally married.
 * 5) Relating to hereditary rights.
 * 6) Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
 * 1)   Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
 * 2)  Legally married.
 * 3) Relating to hereditary rights.
 * 4) Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
 * 1) Relating to hereditary rights.
 * 2) Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.

Derived terms

 * legitimate drama
 * legitimate interest
 * legitimate theater

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Belarusian: зако́нны, лега́льны, легіты́мны
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Finnish:, , ; sääntöjen mukainen
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: ლეგიტიმური, კანონიერი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: לגיטימי
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: dligheach
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: зако́нний, лега́льний, легіти́мний


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: לגיטימי
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: dligheach
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Greek:
 * Latvian: īsts, īstens
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish:, ,


 * Bulgarian: законноро́ден
 * Catalan:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γνήσιος
 * Latin:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, inomäktenskaplig
 * Turkish:


 * Italian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dligheach


 * German:
 * Greek:

Noun

 * 1) A person born to a legally married couple.

Verb

 * 1)  To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

Usage notes

 * Forms of are about twice as common as forms of the verb  in the US.
 * Forms of are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs  and  (combined) in the UK.