legitimacy
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
- (countable, uncountable) Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/
Etymology
From legitimate + -cy.
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