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legitimation

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12 lettersPronunciation /lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted aegiiilmnottStarts with LEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the act of making lawful

Word origin

From Middle English legittimacion, from Middle French legitimacion and its etymon, Medieval Latin lēgitimātiō, lēgitimātiōnem, from lēgitimāre (“to legitimate”), from Latin lēgitimus. By surface analysis, legitimate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • I am not Sir Roberts sonne, / I haue disclaim'd Sir Robert and my land, / Legitimation, name, and all is gone […].
  • Le Paige established a legitimation for the Parlement's authority which was part history, part romantic fiction, and part political wishful thinking.

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