legalization, legalisation, legitimation
(noun) the act of making lawful
legitimation
(noun) the act of rendering a person legitimate; “he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king”; “his parents’ subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
legitimation (usually uncountable, plural legitimations)
The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
(obsolete) Legitimacy.
The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
• legitimization
Source: Wiktionary
Le*git`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. légitimation.]
1. The act of making legitimate. The coining or legitimation of money. East.
2. Lawful birth. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
