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Legitimate

LEGIT'IMATE, a. [L. legitimus, from lex, law.] 1. Lawfully begotten or born; born in wedlock; as legitimate heirs or children. 2. Genuine; real; proceeding from a pure source; not false or spurious; as legitim...

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LEGIT'IMATE, a. [L. legitimus, from lex, law.]

1. Lawfully begotten or born; born in wedlock; as legitimate heirs or children.

2. Genuine; real; proceeding from a pure source; not false or spurious; as legitimate arguments or inferences.

LEGIT'IMATE, v.t.

1. To make lawful

2. To render legitimate; to communicate the rights of a legitimate child to one that is illegitimate; to invest with the rights of a lawful heir.

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