1.
[syn: legitimately, lawfully, licitly]
2. in a lawfully recognized manner;
- Example: "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Legitimately \Le*git"i*mate*ly\ (-m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.
In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
legitimately
adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do
this legitimately!" [syn: legitimately, lawfully,
licitly] [ant: illegally, illegitimately,
illicitly, lawlessly]
2: in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our
child can be born legitimately" [ant: illegitimately, out
of wedlock]