Definition
In a lawful, genuine, or justifiable manner; authentically or rightfully.
Etymology
From Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (to make lawful), from legitimus (lawful), from lex/legis (law). The concept evolved from legal legitimacy to broader authenticity.
Kelly Says
The word 'legitimate' originally applied specifically to children born within marriage, distinguishing them legally from illegitimate offspring who had fewer inheritance rights - a distinction that shaped medieval society's entire social structure.
Translations
ARالعربية
شرعيا
ʃarʿiyyan
BNবাংলা
বৈধভাবে
baidhabhabe
CACatalà
lícitament
liˈsitəmənt
CSČeština
legitimně
lɛɡitɪmnɛ
DADansk
berettiget
bəˈʁætɪɡət
DEDeutsch
rechtmäßig
ʁɛçt.mɛsɪç
ELΕλληνικά
νόμιμα
nó.mima
ESEspañol
legítimamente
leˈxitimamente
FAفارسی
به طور مشروع
be toor-e mashru
FISuomi
laillinen
laiːlːinen
FRFrançais
légitimement
leʒitimɑ̃
HAHA
a hukumance
a hu.kum.ance
HIहिन्दी
वैध रूप से
vaidh roop se
HUMagyar
törvényesen
torveːnɛʃen
IDBahasa Indonesia
sah
sah
ITItaliano
legittimamente
ledʒit.tiˈmaːnte
KMKM
តាមច្បាប់
taːm cbaːp
KO한국어
합법적으로
hapbeop jeog-eulo
MRMR
कायदेशीरपणे
kaːydeʃiːr.pəɳe
MYမြန်မာ
တရားဝင်
tajaː wɪ́ɰ̃
NLNederlands
legitiem
leːˈɡitiːm
NONorsk
berettiget
bəˈʁætɪɡət
PAPA
ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
kaː.nu.ni taur te
PLPolski
prawidłowo
praˈvid.wɔ
PTPortuguês
legitimamente
leʒitiˈmente
RORomână
în mod legitim
ɨn mod le.dʒi.tim
RUРусский
законно
zakɔn.nə
SVSvenska
legitimt
leɡiˈtimt
SWKiswahili
kwa haki
kwa ha.ki
TAதமிழ்
சட்டப்படி
saṭṭappati
TEతెలుగు
చట్టబద్ధంగా
caṭṭabaddhaṅga
THไทย
โดยชอบธรรม
dojː čʰɔ́p.tʰam
TRTürkçe
meşru olarak
meʃ.ɾu oˈɾak
UKУкраїнська
законно
zakɔn.nə
URاردو
جائز طور پر
jaaez taur par
VITiếng Việt
hợp pháp
hɔp˧˧ faːt˨˩
ZUZU
ngokwemthetho
ŋo.kwe.mthe.tho