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Hebrew
Etymology
From Latin legitimus, seemingly through German legitim; Google Books analysis shows the word appeared first in the 1920s among authors from German-speaking regions.
Adjective
לֶגִיטִימִי • (legitími) (feminine לגיטימית, masculine plural לגיטימיים or לגיטימים, feminine plural לגיטימיות)
- Legitimate, valid.
1953, David Ben-Gurion, על העבר ועל העתיד (On the past and the future):אנו מקבלים מציאות דעות, אמונות והשקפות שונות, כדבר לגיטימי ורצוי, ואנו דורשים חופש לדעות ולהשקפות, גם אם אינן רצויות כשלעצמן.- We accept the reality of different opinions, beliefs and views, as a legitimate and desirable thing, and we demand freedom for opinions and views, even if they are not desirable in themselves.