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12 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
adjective contrary to or forbidden by law
adjective of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
originFirst attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle French illegitime, equivalent to il- + legitimate, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- legitimate 13
- mitigate 11
- melilite 10
- militate 10
- tallitim 10
- megilla 10
- meltage 10
- mileage 10
- millage 10
- litigate 9
- imitate 9
- militia 9