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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)
- (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.
Ladin
Adjective
legitim m (feminine singular legitima, masculine plural legitims, feminine plural legitimes)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
References
- “legitim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
legitim (neuter singular legitimt, definite singular and plural legitime)
Related terms
References
- “legitim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
legitim
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. | |||