Associations to the word «Illegitimate»
Noun
- Bourbon
- Bastard
- Gloucester
- Mistress
- Son
- Birth
- Marriage
- Daughter
- Earl
- Throne
- Heir
- Descendant
- Duke
- Eldest
- Succession
- Child
- Iv
- Elizabeth
- Henry
- Edward
- Stewart
- Claim
- King
- Invalid
- Brother
- Charles
- Alfonso
- Mother
- Father
- Iii
- Aragon
- Natural
- Monmouth
- Offspring
- Medici
- Fitzroy
- Castile
- Parentage
- Este
- Calvert
- Sancho
- Beaufort
- Stigma
- Grafton
- Lennox
- Berwick
- Adultery
- Marquess
- Dorothea
- Ab
- Matilda
- Cesare
- Ferrara
- Granddaughter
- Xiv
- Burgundy
- Pretender
- Alessandro
- Fitz
- Legitimacy
- Grandson
- Conti
- Navarre
- Progeny
- Nobleman
- Countess
- Matthias
- Claimant
- Duchess
- Villiers
- Walpole
- Viii
- Heiress
- Isabella
- Abbess
- Isabel
- Pembroke
Adjective
Wiktionary
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Illegal; against the law.
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Born to unmarried parents.
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Illogical; incorrectly deduced.
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious.
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. (botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
Dictionary definition
ILLEGITIMATE, noun. The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents.
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures".
ILLEGITIMATE, adjective. Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful.
Wise words
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