Definitions
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
Word origin
From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēgitimō (“to make legal”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful”), originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from Latin lēx (“law”). Originally "lawfully begotten".
Used in a sentence
“Rodwell was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson - who has shown 15 red cards since the start of last season - after 23 minutes for what appeared to be a legitimate challenge on Suarez.”
“legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method”
“Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Lawful”10 letters
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