legitimus

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).