Legitimate

1. In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.

Synonyms: lawful, legal

Antonym: illegitimate

2. Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
3. Authentic, real, genuine.

Antonym: illegitimate

Antonym: false

4. Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple. [from mid-14th century]

Synonym: rightful

Antonym: illegitimate

5. Relating to hereditary rights.

Meanings

1. Conforming to the law or to rules.
2. Able to be defended with logic or justification; valid.
3. (of a child) Born of parents lawfully married to each other.
4. Of the normal or ruling type.

Synonyms lawful, legal, rightful, valid, sound

Translations Arabic: شَرْعِيّ، مَشْرُوع، قَانُونِيّ، مُبَرَّر German: (legitim), (rechtmäßig), (gesetzlich), (ehelich) Norwegian Bokmål: (legitim), (rettmessig), (lovlig)