English Explanatory Dictionary

legitimacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
  2. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.
  3. Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.

Pronunciation

/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legitimacy.wav

Word forms

legitimacy legitimacies

Etymology

From legitimate + -cy.

Synonyms

legitimateness allowability allowableness liceity legitimacy legitness permissibility permissibleness validity validness

Antonyms

illegitimacy illegitimateness invalidity invalidness nonlegitimacy nonvalidity unvalidity

Derived words

nonlegitimacy semilegitimacy

Translations

Arabic: شَرْعِيَّة Bulgarian: законност Bulgarian: легитимност Chinese Mandarin: 合法 Finnish: legitimiteetti French: légitimité Galician: lexitimidade Georgian: კანონიერება Georgian: ლეგიტიმურობა German: Rechtmäßigkeit German: Legitimität Italian: legittimità Japanese: 正統 Portuguese: legitimidade Portuguese: validade Portuguese: validez Romanian: legitimitate Russian: зако́нность Russian: закономе́рность Russian: легити́мность Spanish: legitimidad Thai: ความชอบธรรม Turkish: haklılık Ukrainian: легіти́мність
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