legitimate
🇺🇸
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
🇬🇧
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
adjective
C1
fair and reasonable
The customer had a legitimate reason for returning the product.
C1
legal and allowed by law
The police checked if his business was legitimate.
R
born to married parents
The child was considered legitimate because his parents were married.
translation
fair and reasonable; legal and allowed by law; born to married parents