Legitimate
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
That which is according to law. To make lawful; to confer legitimacy; to place a child born before marriage on the same footing as those born in lawful wedlock; Town of Rockingham v. Town of Mount Holly, 26 Vt. 653. -