Legitimacy
[li-jit-uh-muh-see] /lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə si/
noun
1.
the state or quality of being .
n.
1690s, of children; general use by 1836; see legitimate + -cy. Legitimateness an earlier word for it.
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[adjective, noun li-jit-uh-mit; verb li-jit-uh-meyt] /adjective, noun lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/ adjective 1. according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a […]
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[adjective, noun li-jit-uh-mit; verb li-jit-uh-meyt] /adjective, noun lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/ adjective 1. according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a […]
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[adjective, noun li-jit-uh-mit; verb li-jit-uh-meyt] /adjective, noun lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/ adjective 1. according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a […]