Index of English words, starting with "le"

(1) - Legitimate (v. t.) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.
(2) - Legitimate (a.) Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
(3) - Legitimate (a.) Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors.
(4) - Legitimate (a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
(5) - Legitimate (a.) Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
(6) - Legitimate (a.) Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir.

(1) - Legitimately (adv.) In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.

(1) - Legitimateness (n.) The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness; genuineness.

(1) - Legitimation (n.) Lawful birth.
(2) - Legitimation (n.) The act of making legitimate.

(1) - Legitimatize (v. t.) To legitimate.