Clues for the word "LEGITIMATE"

We've had 14 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 24 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on August 04, 2025.

Definition of legitimate

a. - Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir.
a. - Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
a. - Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
a. - Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors.
a. - Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
v. t. - To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.