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LEGITIMACY

\ləd͡ʒˈɪtɪməsi], \ləd‍ʒˈɪtɪməsi], \l_ə_dʒ_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_m_ə_s_i]\

Definitions of LEGITIMACY

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The state of birth outside of wedlock. It may refer to the offspring or the parents.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

State of being legitimate or according to law: lawfulness of birth: genuineness: regular deduction.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Condition of having been born in wedlock.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Being born in wedlock. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. Accordance with law;â€” lawfulness of birth;â€” genuineness or reality;â€” logical sequence or validity;â€” the accordance of an action or measure with established law.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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