LEGITIME
\ləd͡ʒˈɪta͡ɪm], \lədʒˈɪtaɪm], \l_ə_dʒ_ˈɪ_t_aɪ_m]\
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Lat. In the civil law. That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children without a legal cause. Miller v. Miller, 105 La. 257, 29 South. 802; Cox v. Von Ahlefeldt. 50 La. Ann. 1200, 23 South. 959. Legitime imperanti parere neeesse est. Jenk. Cent. 120. One lawfully commanding must be obeyed. LEGITIMI H^EREDES 711 LESTAGEFRY
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).