légitime

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See also: legitime, legitimé, and légitimé

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

légitime (plural légitimes)

  1. Alternative spelling of legitime

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French legit(t)ime (13th c.), borrowed from Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

légitime (plural légitimes)

  1. legitimate

Noun[edit]

légitime m or f by sense (plural légitimes)

  1. (dated, slang) one's regular sexual or romantic partner (as opposed to a partner with which one is having an affair)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: legitiem

Verb[edit]

légitime

  1. inflection of légitimer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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