Quick definitions from WordNet (legitimate)
▸ verb: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
▸ verb: show or affirm to be just and legitimate
▸ verb: make legal
▸ adjective: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
▸ adjective: in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles ("Legitimate advertising practices")
▸ adjective: in accordance with reason or logic
▸ adjective: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law ("A legitimate government")
▸ Also see legitimate
▸ verb: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
▸ verb: show or affirm to be just and legitimate
▸ verb: make legal
▸ adjective: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
▸ adjective: in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles ("Legitimate advertising practices")
▸ adjective: in accordance with reason or logic
▸ adjective: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law ("A legitimate government")
▸ Also see legitimate