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Legitim

Le-git′im

(lē̍-jĭ′ĭm)
,
Noun.
[See
Legitimate
,
Adj.
]
(Scots Law)
The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father.

Definition 2024


legitim

legitim

See also: legítim

English

Noun

legitim (plural legitims)

  1. (law) Common in Continental Law jurisdictions, a portion of property fixed by law, which a testator with issue is bound to bequeath to his children.

Usage notes

Where there is the law of legitim, and in the case where the testator has children, it is not lawful for a testator with issue to designate his spouse as sole heir while ignoring his children.


German

Pronunciation

Adjective

legitim

  1. legitimate

Ladin

Adjective

legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)

  1. legitimate, legal, rightful

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin legitimus

Adjective

legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin legitimus

Adjective

legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)

  1. legitimate

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Swedish

Adjective

legitim

  1. legitimate

Declension

Inflection of legitim
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular legitim
Neuter singular legitimt
Plural legitima
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 legitime
All legitima
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

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