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legitimus.

lawful, legal, legitimate

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɫeːˈɡɪ.tɪ.mʊs]Classical-Latin[leˈd͡ʒiː.ti.mus]
  1. lawful, legal, legitimate

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. legal (of or pertaining to the law)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. legitimate (born of married parents)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. just, proper, appropriate

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From oblique stem of lēx, lēgis + -timus (also spelled -tumus), from Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos. Compare fīnitimus, maritimus.

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