Definition for LE-GIT'I-MATE

LE-GIT'I-MATE, v.t. [Fr. legitimer; Sp. legitimar; legittimare.]

  1. To make lawful.
  2. To render legitimate; to communicate the rights of a legitimate child to one that is illegitimate; to invest with the rights of a lawful heir.

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