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legitimacy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Legitimacy \Le*git"i*ma*cy\ (-[i^]*m[.a]*s[y^]), n. [See {Legitimate}, a.] The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock. The doctrine of Divine Right which has now come back to us like a thief from transportation, under the alias of Legitimacy. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: legitimacy n 1: lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law [ant: {illegitimacy}] 2: undisputed credibility [syn: {authenticity}, {genuineness}]
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