lēgitimus adj.
lex,
fixed by law, according to law, lawful, legal, legitimate
: dies comitiis habendis: potestas: ad petendum
aetas,
of eligibility
, L.: horae,
allowed by law
: coniunx, O.: Legitimis pactam iunctamque tabellis amare,
Iu.—Plur
n
. as subst: legitimis quibusdam
confectis,
legal formalities
, N.—
Of the law, relating to law, legal
: controversiae: impedimentum.—
Regular, right, just, proper, appropriate
: numerus: poëma, H.: verba, O.: hostis,
regular
(opp. pirates).