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   illegitimate

   /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

   adjective

   • 1. not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules: "defending workers against illegitimate managerial practices" Similar illegalunlawfulillicitagainst the lawcriminallawbreakingactionablefeloniousunlicensedunauthorizedunsanctionedunwarrantedunofficialbannedforbiddenbarredprohibitedoutlawedinterdictedproscribednot allowednot permittedagainst the rulescontrabandblack-marketunder the counterbootlegfraudulentcorruptdishonestdishonourableverbotenmalfeasantinformal:crookedshadybentdodgyOpposite legitimatelawful
   • 2. (of a child) born of parents not lawfully married to each other. Similar born out of wedlockborn of unmarried parentslovedated:born on the wrong side of the blanketunfatheredarchaic:bastardnaturalmisbegottenbasebornspuriousnamelessrare:adulterineOpposite legitimate

   noun

   • 1. a person who is illegitimate by birth.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin illegitimus (from in- ‘not’ + legitimus ‘lawful’), suggested by legitimate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. illegitimately adverb

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