adjective · rare

illegitimate

illegitimate · more illegitimate · most illegitimate

натуральний, природний, природничий

незаконный, нелегальный, внебрачный, противозаконный

unrechtmäßig, illegitim

Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standardsNot conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.

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/ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmət/

» The king had numerous illegitimate children with her.

Meaning

8 senses

Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
нелигитимныйneligitimnyj
Not in accordance with the law.
illegitim, unrechtmäßig
незако́нныйnezakónnyj, противозако́нныйprotivozakónnyj, нелега́льныйnelegálʹnyj
contrary to or forbidden by law
Not sanctioned by marriage.
Not sanctioned by marriage.
Born to unmarried parents.
an illegitimate child
незаконныйnezakonnyj, внебрачныйvnebračnyj
незаконнонаро́дженийnezakonnonaródženyj
(dated)Having a child or children with a person to whom one is not married.
Not correctly deduced.
an illegitimate inference
Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
an illegitimate word
Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
illegitimate union; illegitimate fertilization

Examples

14 sentences

The king had numerous illegitimate children with her.
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For a start, he was the illegitimate son of an unmarried mother.
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All states are illegitimate.
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Sami has an illegitimate daughter.
deSami hat eine illegitime Tochter.
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He has four illegitimate children.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

born to unmarried parents:

Русский

By meaning 3

not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards:

against the law:

born to unmarried parents:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

against the law:

Origin

First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle

First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle French illegitime, equivalent to il- + legitimate, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

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