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Vinony

legitimation

noun

  1. act of making legitimate a previously illegitimate child
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English legittimacion, from Middle French legitimacion and its etymon, Medieval Latin lēgitimātiō, lēgitimātiōnem, from lēgitimāre (“to legitimate”), from Latin lēgitimus. By surface analysis, legitimate + -ion.

  1. The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.

    “The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.”

  2. Legitimacy.

    “I am not Sir Roberts sonne, / I haue disclaim'd Sir Robert and my land, / Legitimation, name, and all is gone […].”

  3. The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.

    “Le Paige established a legitimation for the Parlement's authority which was part history, part romantic fiction, and part political wishful thinking.”