The distinct judicial authority of the bishops recognised of old was formally legitimized by Constantine under the name of Audentia episcopalis.
In Scotland, bastards could be legitimized in two ways: either by the subsequent intermarriage of the mother of the child with the father, or by letters of legitimation from the sovereign.
Perceiving that all these confusions had arisen from the want of a strictly defined organization, legitimized by the pope and under papal protection, Francis now endeavoured to secure such privileges for his order.
There (as also in every other civilized land except our own) the child becomes legitimized by the simple natural process of the father marrying the mother.
He cannot be legitimized even on the subsequent marriage of his parents.
The child is not legitimized on the marriage of its parents.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "legitimized" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
