légitime

See also: legitime, legitimé, and légitimé

English

Noun

légitime (plural légitimes)

1. Alternative spelling of legitime

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.ʒi.tim/

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• Rhymes: -im
• Homophone: légitimes

Adjective

légitime (plural légitimes)

1. legitimate

Noun

légitime m or f (plural légitimes)

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

Synonyms

• régulier/régulière

Related terms

• illégitime
• légitimant
• légitimé
• légitimement
• légitimer
• légitimité

Verb

légitime

1. first-person singular present indicative of légitimer
2. third-person singular present indicative of légitimer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of légitimer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of légitimer
5. second-person singular imperative of légitimer

Further reading

• “légitime”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.