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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
legitimate .
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Examples
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My son has three illegitimate children, two boys and a girl; but only one of them is legitimated, that is, his son by Mademoiselle de Seri, a lady of noble family, and who was my Maid of Honour.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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Political philosophers from Plato to Hobbes saw society organized primarily through what might be called legitimated threat.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas KENNETH E. BOULDING 1968
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My son has three illegitimate children, two boys and a girl; but only one of them is legitimated, that is, his son by Mademoiselle de Seri, a lady of noble family, and who was my Maid of Honour.
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The distinctions of idea referred to are such as these; which any one will see to be legitimated Conceptions legitimated. in the exposition now traced — legitimated, that is, as conceptions, though not established as existing facts.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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My son has three illegitimate children, two boys and a girl; but only one of them is legitimated, that is, his son by Mademoiselle de Seri, a lady of noble family, and who was my Maid of Honour.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 03 Charlotte-Elisabeth Orleans 1687
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My son has three illegitimate children, two boys and a girl; but only one of them is legitimated, that is, his son by Mademoiselle de Seri, a lady of noble family, and who was my Maid of Honour.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete Charlotte-Elisabeth Orleans 1687
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We're not sure about that, since Xinhua says the committee was founded in December: we guess "legitimated" would be a better way of putting it.
Shanghaiist 2010
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In any case, Peskett, who has researched the family tree, believes Ellen was "legitimated" by her parents claiming marriage "by co-habitation and repute".
unknown title 2009
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Nonmarital, nonprocreative, purely recreational sex—the only kind homosexuals could practice—was legitimated for the first time in American culture.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Instead of decrying violence, Senator Cornyn legitimated it and used it to attack judicial activism.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
john commented on the word legitimated
“In most national jurisdictions, the status of a child as a legitimate or illegitimate heir could be changed – in either direction – under the civil law (as with the Princes in the Tower). Likewise under canon law, in most religious jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, a child's birth could be retroactively "legitimated" if the parents married – usually within a specified time, such as a year.�? --Wikipedia
Came across this word while speculating about the Palin saga.
March 12, 2009
reesetee commented on the word legitimated
Wow. Who knew?
March 12, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word legitimated
AAAAAAH!!! The Princes in the Tower were an enormous anomaly! How could they be mentioned so casually here when their situation was so irrelevant?
March 12, 2009
reesetee commented on the word legitimated
History show-off. ;->
March 12, 2009