lēgĭtĭmus — Lewis & Short
lēgĭtĭmus, a, um, adj.lex; cf. Cic. Top. 8, 36,
I fixed or appointed by law, according to law, lawful, legal, legitimate.
I Lit.
A Adj.:
dies is erat legitimus comitiis habendis,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 128:
legitimum imperium habere,id. Phil. 11, 10, 26:
potestas,id. Tusc. 1, 30, 74:
scriptum,id. Inv. 2, 43, 125:
controversiae legitimae et civiles,which come under and are settled by the laws, id. Or. 34, 120: justus et legitimus hostis, a lawful adversary, as distinguished from pirates and other outlaws, id. Off. 3, 29, 109:
aetas legitima ad petendam aedilitatem,Liv. 25, 2: horae, allowed by law (for transacting any business), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 25:
impedimentum,a legal impediment, id. Agr. 2, 9, 24:
poena,Suet. Claud. 14:
crimen,laid down in the laws, Dig. 47, 20, 3:
filius (opp. nothus),legitimate, Quint. 3, 6, 72; 5, 14, 16;
Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 6, 4, 3: matrimonia,ib. 6, 4, 2:
conjux,Ov. M. 10, 437:
legitimis pactam junctamque tabellis amare,Juv. 6, 200.—
B Subst.: lēgĭtĭma, ōrum, n., usages prescribed by law, precepts (very rare):
legitimis quibusdam confectis,Nep. Phoc. 4, 2:
custodite legitima mea,precepts, statutes, Vulg. Lev. 18, 26; also in sing.:
legitimum sempiternum erit,id. Exod. 28, 43.—
II Transf., in gen.
A l. q. legalis, of or belonging to the law, legal (post-Aug.):
quaestiones,Quint. 3, 6, 72; 7, 3, 13:
verba,Gell. 11, 1, 4:
scientia, Just. Inst. prooem. § 4: actio injuriarum, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 2, 5, 5: judicia,Gai. Inst. 4, 103 sq.—
B Right, just, proper, appropriate (class.):
numerus,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22, 57:
in omnibus meis epistolis, legitima quaedam est accessio commendationis tuae,id. Fam. 7, 6, 1:
illa oratorum propria et quasi legitima tractavit, ut delectaret, ut moveret, ut augeret, etc.,id. Brut. 21, 82:
poëma facere,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 109:
sonus,id. A. P. 274:
insania,Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178:
verba,Ov. F. 2, 527:
partus,right, regular, Plin. 8, 43, 64, § 168; cf.:
spectavit studiosissime pugiles, non legitimos et ordinarios modo, sed et catervarios, etc.,Suet. Aug. 45:
olus,Plin. 22, 22, 38, § 80.—In neutr.: legitimum est, with a subject-clause, it is right, proper, suitable (post-Aug.):
fistulas denum pedum longitudinis esse, legitimum est,Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 58; 33, 3, 20, § 64:
seruntur lactucae anno toto: legitimum tamen, a bruma semen jacere,but the proper way is, id. 19, 8, 39, § 130.—Hence, adv.: lēgĭtĭmē.
1 According to law, lawfully, legally, legitimately:
is qui legitime procurator dicitur,Cic. Caecin. 20, 57:
juste et legitime imperanti,id. Off. 1, 4, 13:
non nisi legitime vult nubere,Juv. 10, 338.—
2 Transf., duly, properly:
faex legitime cocta,Plin. 23, 2, 31, § 64:
studere,Tac. Or. 32:
legitime fixis tabellis,Juv. 12, 100.