Hares Legitimus
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1891)
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A lawful heir; one pointed out as such by the marriage of his parents. Heres legitimus est quem nuptie demonstrant. He isa lawful heir whom marriage points out as such; who is born in wedlock. Co. Litt. 70; Bract. fol. 88; Fleta, lib. 6, ¢. 1; Broom, Max. 515. Heeres minor uno et viginti annis non respondebit, nisi in casu dotis. Moore, 348. An heir under twenty-one years of age is not answerable, except in the matter of dower.