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Legitim
[
lej
-i-tim
]
leg·i·tim
/
ˈlɛdʒ
ɪ
tɪm
/
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[
lej
-i-tim
]
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noun
Roman and Civil Law,
Scots Law
.
the part of an estate that children or other close relatives can claim against the decedent's testament.
Also,
le·git·i·me
/
lɪˈdʒɪt
əˌmi
/
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[
li-
jit
-
uh
-mee
]
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.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
lēgitima
(
pars
) the lawful (part), equivalent to
lēgi-
(stem of
lēx
law) +
-tima,
feminine of
-timus
adj. suffix
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