Legitimate vs Constitutional - What's the difference?
legitimate | constitutional |
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
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Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
* (rfdate) Macaulay
Authentic, real, genuine.
(senseid)Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
Relating to hereditary rights.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
Relating to a legal or political constitution.
Conforming to a legal or political constitution.
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind.
For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
As adjectives the difference between legitimate and constitutional
is that legitimate is in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful while constitutional is relating to a legal or political constitution.As a verb legitimate
is to make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.As a noun constitutional is
a walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.legitimate
English
Etymology 1
From . Originally "lawfully begotten," from (etyl) legitimer and directly fromAdjective
(en adjective)- legitimate''' reasoning; a '''legitimate standard or method
- Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.
- legitimate''' poems of Chaucer; '''legitimate inscriptions
Synonyms
(checksyns) * lawful, legal, rightfulAntonyms
* illegitimate, falseEtymology 2
Legal Latin, from legitimatus, past participle of (legitimo). See above for antecedentsVerb
(legitimat)Usage notes
* Forms of (legitimize) are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US. * Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs (legitimize) and (legitimise) in the UK combined.Synonyms
* legitimizeDerived terms
* delegitimateExternal links
* ----constitutional
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a constitutional right
- constitutional reforms
- a constitutional infirmity
- constitutional ardour or dullness
- a constitutional walk