Definition of legitimacy Legitimacy

/lʌʤɪˈtʌmʌsi/ - [lujitumusee] - le•git•i•ma•cy

We found 6 definitions of legitimacy from 5 different sources.

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What does legitimacy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: legitimacies

legitimacy - lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
  lawfulness the quality of conforming to law
legitimacy - undisputed credibility
  authenticity, genuineness
  believability, credibility, credibleness the quality of being believable or trustworthy
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • legitimacy (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • legitimacy
    The quality of being legitimate or valid.

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