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Meaning of Legitimate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət

Definitions

  1. A person born to a legally married couple.
  2. To legitimize.
  3. To make lawful:legalize, legitimatize, legitimize.
  4. wettiglik بصورةٍ شَرْعِيَّه законно legitimamente legitimně legitim lovligt; legitimt νόμιμαlegítimamente seaduslikult بطور مشروع و صحیح laillisesti légitimement בְּאוֹפֶן חוּקִי विधि-पूर्वक zakonito törvényesen secara sah á lögmætan hátt legittimamente 合法的に 합법적으로 teisėtai likumīgi secara sah wettig, rechtmatiglovlig, legitimtsłusznie, prawowicie په صحيح توګه legitimamente (în mod) legitim/legal законно legitímne zakonito zakonito legitimt ตามหลักการหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ตั้งไว้ yasal olarak 合法地,婚生地 ...
  5. egtheid شَرْعِيَّه، مَشْروعِيَّه законност legitimidade zákonnost die Legitimität lovlighed; legitimitet νομιμότητα, γνησιότηταlegitimidad seaduslikkus مشروعیت laillisuus légitimitéחוקיות वैधता legitimnost törvényesség keabsahan lögmæti legittimità 合法性 합법성 teisėtumas likumība kesahan wettigheid, rechtmatigheidlovlighet, legitimitet, ektefødselsłuszność, prawne uzasadnienie مشروعيت legitimidade legitimitate законность zákonnosť legitimnost zakonitost legitimitet หลักการหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ตั้งไว้ me...
  6. legítimo-a, auténtico-a.
  7. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.
  8. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring.
  9. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.
  10. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.
  11. born in lawful wedlock; enjoying full filial rights

Equivalents

Examples

“But should a “holy alliance of legitimates” extinguish it, it will be but for a season.”
“This extraordinarily mixed family of legitimates and illegitimates seems to have maintained a certain kind of harmony.”
“His overweening pride received another shock through his new friends the legitimates.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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