Meaning

7 senses
  1. In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.

    legitim

    зако́нныйzakónnyj, лега́льныйlegálʹnyj, легити́мныйlegitímnyj

    зако́ннийzakónnyj, лега́льнийlehálʹnyj, легіти́мнийlehitýmnyj

    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

  2. Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.

    legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method

    gültig

    действи́тельныйdejstvítelʹnyj, пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj

    in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

  3. Authentic, real, genuine.

    legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions

    настоя́щийnastojáščij

  4. Marital.

    Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.

    законнорождённыйzakonnoroždjónnyj

  5. Legally married.

    Besides his four legitimate wives, the caliph had dozens of concubines.

  6. Relating to hereditary rights.

  7. Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.

Examples

57 sentences
  1. It's a legitimate worry.

    Це виправдане занепокоєння. — deniko

    ruЭто обоснованное беспокойство. — Ooneykcall

    deDas ist eine berechtigte Sorge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom says that's a legitimate concern.

  3. I think that's a legitimate question.

  4. Tom has legitimate reasons to be angry.

  5. That's a legitimate question.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lawful:
Русский
By meaning 4
lawful:
valid:
genuine:
lawfully begotten:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lawful:
valid:

Origin

From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, perfect passive

From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēgitimō (“to make legal”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful”), originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from Latin lēx (“law”). Originally "lawfully begotten".

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