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le⋅git⋅i⋅ma⋅cy
[li-jit-uh-muh-see] 
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–noun
| the state or quality of being legitimate. |
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| le·git·i·ma·cy (lə-jĭt'ə-mə-sē) n. The quality or fact of being legitimate. |
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Legitimacy
Le*git"i*ma*cy\ (-[i^]*m[.a]*s[y^]), n. [See Legitimate, a.] The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock. The doctrine of Divine Right, which has now come back to us, like a thief from transportation, under the alias of Legitimacy. --Macaulay.
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Main Entry: le·git·i·ma·cy
Pronunciation: li-'ji-t&-m&-sE
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being legitimate
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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legitimacy
status of children begotten and born outside of wedlock. Many statutes either state, or are interpreted to mean, that usually a child born under a void marriage is not illegitimate if his parents clearly believed that they were legally married. Similarly, annulment of a marriage usually does not illegitimize the children.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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