lawfully-begotten

• Adjectif archaïque signifiant « né légitime » ou « né dans le mariage », principalement utilisé dans des contextes juridiques ou religieux anciens. Considéré comme vieilli et rare dans l'anglais moderne.

An archaic adjective meaning 'legitimate' or 'born in wedlock', now considered obsolete and rarely used in modern English.

1. Born in wedlockC2formal

   Born to parents who are legally married; having full legal rights as a legitimate child.

   Né en légitime union

   • The inheritance was passed only to his lawfully-begotten children.
   • In historical contexts, only lawfully-begotten heirs could inherit the throne.
   • The document specified that the estate was reserved for lawfully-begotten descendants.

   Synonymeslawfullegallegitimate

   Antonymesbastardillegitimatemisbegotten