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

illegitimacy (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimacies)

The state or condition of being illegitimate

• 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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22 February 2025

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’

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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.