Adjektiv

legitim

legitimate, lawful, valid

Sein Anspruch ist vollkommen legitim.

His claim is completely legitimate.

Sie ist die legitime Erbin des Vermögens.

She is the legitimate heir to the fortune.

((sth.)) is legitimate Something is legitimate. His question is legitimate.

a legitimate ((noun)) a legitimate (noun) He has a legitimate reason.

Synonyms: rechtmäßig, gesetzlich; Antonyms: illegitim, unrechtmäßig

From Latin 'legitimus' (lawful), from 'lex' (law). It's an internationalism, a cognate in many languages.

Looks and sounds almost identical to the English 'legitimate'. Connect it to the concept of 'legal'.

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