legitimation
American
[li-jit-uh-may-shuhn]
/ lɪˌdʒɪt əˈmeɪ ʃən /
noun
plural
legitimations-
the act of making something legitimate or lawful.
-
the act of granting a person the rights they would have held had their parents been married at the time of their birth.
Other Word Forms
- delegitimation noun
- illegitimation noun
- legitimative adjective
- re-legitimation noun
- self-legitimation noun
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