legitimate
adjective
according to law; lawful.
had legitimated
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past perfectof legitimate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He could not endure being hindered of anything that was his, except by an authority which had legitimated to his intelligence its right to command.
From Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott
