Thesaurus: legitimacy

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1. 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.
2. n. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
3. n. undisputed credibility
4. 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.
5. The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformitywith law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, orborn in wedlock.The doctrine of Divine Right, which has now come back to us, like athief from transportation, under the alias of Legitimacy. Macaulay.
6. n:100 n. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law