légitime

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See also: legitime, legitimé, and légitimé

English

Noun

légitime (plural légitimes)

  1. Alternative spelling of legitime

French

Etymology

From Old French legit(t)ime (13th c.), borrowed from Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

légitime (plural légitimes)

  1. legitimate

Noun

légitime m or f by sense (plural légitimes)

  1. (dated, slang) one's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)

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Descendants

  • Dutch: legitiem

Verb

légitime

  1. inflection of légitimer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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