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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Legitimate,) Legittimate, v. [e.m.E. legitimate (1531) : see Legitimat,p.p.] tr. To render legal, legalize. —1494 Lennox Mun. 152.
Ane lachfull dispensation to legittimate the matrimone
