legitimacy
English
Etymology
legitimate + -cy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
legitimacy (countable and uncountable, plural legitimacies)
- The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
- Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
Synonyms
- legitimateness (much less common)
Antonyms
Translations
quality of being legitimate or valid; validity
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