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legitimately, adv.|lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətlɪ| [f. legitimate a. + -ly2.] In a legitimate or lawful manner; in accordance with rule or propriety; legally, properly.
1593Nashe Christ's T. (1613) 97 But sure legitimately (or as they shold) they are not brought vp. 1651Hobbes Govt. & Soc. vii. §3. 112 A King legitimately constituted in his Government. 1794Sullivan View Nat. I. 320 Whatever the result may be, it shall at least legitimately grow out of the premises. 1841Myers Cath. Th. iv. v. 193 Biblical Theology can legitimately extend no farther than Revelation does. |