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Legitimate
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
(2):
(a.) Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors.
(3):
(a.) Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
(4):
(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.
(5):
(a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
(6):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Legitimate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/legitimate.html. 1828.
