legitimate

  1. Adjective.  In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
  2. Adjective.  Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
  3. Adjective.  Authentic, real, genuine.
  4. Adjective.  Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
  5. Adjective.  Relating to hereditary rights.
  6. Verb.  To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

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