English Explanatory Dictionary

illegitimacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being illegitimate.
The state of being born to parents who were not legally married to each other.

Pronunciation

/ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/ [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾɨməsi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-illegitimacy.wav

Word forms

illegitimacy illegitimacies

Etymology

From illegitimate + -cy; may also be analyzed as il- + legitimacy.

Synonyms

bastardy

Translations

Catalan: il·legitimitat French: illégitimité Galician: ilexitimidade Georgian: არაკანონიერება Georgian: არალეგიტიმურობა Georgian: უკანონობა German: Unrechtmäßigkeit Hanunoo: kalyag Hindi: दोग़लापन Irish: neamhdhlisteanacht Italian: illegittimità Portuguese: ilegitimidade Russian: незако́нность Swedish: illegitimitet

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