legitimacy

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/
Etymology

From legitimate + -cy.

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