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Latin
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Etymology
Derived from lēx (“law”). Compare fīnitimus, maritimus.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
lēgitimus (feminine lēgitima, neuter lēgitimum, adverb lēgitimē); first/second-declension adjective
- lawful, legal, legitimate
- Synonym: iūstus
- legal (of or pertaining to the law)
- legitimate (born of married parents)
- just, proper, appropriate
- Synonyms: ūtilis, commodus, aptus, idōneus, conveniēns, habilis, iūstus, opportūnus
- Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “legitimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “legitimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- legitimus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- legitimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be elected at the age required by law (lex Villia annalis): suo (legitimo) anno creari (opp. ante annum)