ILLEGITIMATION

Noun

illegitimation (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimations)

(obsolete) The act of making illegitimate; bastardization.

(obsolete) The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.

Source: Wiktionary


Il`le*git`i*ma"tion, n.

1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.

2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.] Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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