legitimario

Spanish

Etymology

From legítima (“forced heirship”) +‎ -ario. Doublet of lindero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lexitiˈmaɾjo/ [le.xi.t̪iˈma.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: le‧gi‧ti‧ma‧rio

Adjective

legitimario (feminine legitimaria, masculine plural legitimarios, feminine plural legitimarias)

1. (law, relational) forced heirship

Noun

legitimario m (plural legitimarios, feminine legitimaria, feminine plural legitimarias)

1. (law) forced heir

Further reading

• “legitimario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10