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Search phrase: legitimate

Plays

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Henry VIII	H8 II.iv.179	Whether our daughter were legitimate,	Whether our Daughter were legitimate,
King John	KJ I.i.116	Sirrah, your brother is legitimate.	Sirra, your brother is Legittimate,
King Lear	KL I.ii.16	Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land.	Legitimate Edgar, I must haue your land,
King Lear	KL I.ii.18	As to the legitimate. Fine word ‘ legitimate ’!	As to th'legitimate: fine word: Legitimate.
King Lear	KL I.ii.19	Well, my ‘ legitimate,’ if this letter speed	Well, my Legittimate, if this Letter speed,
King Lear	KL I.ii.21	Shall top the legitimate. I grow. I prosper.	Shall to'th'Legitimate: I grow, I prosper:
Twelfth Night	TN III.ii.13	I will prove it legitimate, sir, upon the oaths of	I will proue it legitimate sir, vpon the Oathes of

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Glossary

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fair	legitimate, lawful, proper
just	justifiable, legitimate
loyal	legitimate; faithful
name	legitimate title
name	rightful claimant, legitimate authority
nameless	bearing no legitimate name
natural	legitimate, by birthright, rightful
sterling	valid currency, legitimate tender
successive	next in descent, legitimate, succeeding
true	legitimate, rightful, honourable
warranted	justified, legitimate, rightful

Thesaurus

11 result(s).

authority, legitimate	name
legitimate	true
legitimate	warranted
legitimate	natural
legitimate	successive
legitimate	just
legitimate	fair
legitimate	loyal
legitimate authority	name
legitimate tender	sterling
name, bearing no legitimate	nameless

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Words Families

4 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
ILLEGITIMATE	BASIC	see LEGITIMATE
LEGITIMATE	BASIC	legitimate adj, legitimation n
LEGITIMATE	NOT	illegitimate adj

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