ILLEGITIMACY
illegitimacy
(noun) unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister
(noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
illegitimacy (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimacies)
The state or condition of being illegitimate
Synonyms
• bastardy
Source: Wiktionary
Il`le*git"i*ma*cy, n.
Definition: The state of being illegitimate. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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