LEGITIMATION

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


Etymology

Noun

legitimation (usually uncountable, plural legitimations)

The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.

(obsolete) Legitimacy.

The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.

Synonyms

• 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



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