legitim

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English

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Noun

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legitim (plural legitims)

  1. (law) Common in Continental Law jurisdictions, a portion of property fixed by law, which a testator with issue is bound to bequeath to his children.

Usage notes

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Where there is the law of legitim, and in the case where the testator has children, it is not lawful for a testator with issue to designate his spouse as sole heir while ignoring his children.

German

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Etymology

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18th century, from Latin lēgitimus in legal parlance. The form (especially the final stress) is probably influenced by French légitime.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leɡiˈtiːm/
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Adjective

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legitim (strong nominative masculine singular legitimer, comparative legitimer, superlative am legitimsten)

  1. legitimate, justified by law, morals or custom
    Synonyms: berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, rechtmäßig
    Antonyms: illegitim, unberechtigt, ungerechtfertigt, unrechtmäßig
  2. (of a child or sexual partner) legitimate, i.e. marital
    Synonym: ehelich
    Antonyms: illegitim, unehelich, außerehelich

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hebrew: לגיטימי (legitími)

Further reading

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  • legitim” in Duden online
  • legitim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ladin

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Adjective

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legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)

  1. legitimate, legal, rightful

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin legitimus.

Adjective

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legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin legitimus.

Adjective

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legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French légitime, from Latin legitimus.

Adjective

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legitim m or n (feminine singular legitimă, masculine plural legitimi, feminine and neuter plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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legitim

  1. legitimate

Declension

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Inflection of legitim
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular legitim
Neuter singular legitimt
Plural legitima
Masculine plural3 legitime
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 legitime
All legitima
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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