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The act of making legitimate.

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  1. n. The act of making legitimate.
  2. n. Lawful birth.
  3. n. the act of rendering a person legitimate
  4. n. the act of making lawful
  5. 1. The act of making legitimate. The coining or legitimation of money. East. 2. Lawful birth. [R.] Shak.
  6. n:100 n. the act of rendering a person legitimate