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leg⋅i⋅tim

  [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 [li-jit-uh-mee] .

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L lēgitima (pars) the lawful (part), equiv. to lēgi- (s. of lēx law) + -tima, fem. of -timus adj. suffix
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