Legitime
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Lat. In the civil law. That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children without a legal cause.
Miller v. Miller, 105 La. 257, 29 South. 802; Gox v. Von Ahlefeldt, 50 La. Ann. 1266, 23 South. 959.
Legfitime imperanti parere neeesse est, Jenk. Cent. 120. One lawfully commanding must be obeyed.