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LEGITIMACY
authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy
(noun) undisputed credibility
legitimacy
(noun) lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
legitimacy (countable and uncountable, plural legitimacies)
The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
Synonyms
• legitimateness (much less common)
Antonyms
• illegitimacy
Source: Wiktionary
Le*git"i*ma*cy, n. Etym: [See Legitimate, a.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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