legitimacy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: legitimacy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for legitimacy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legitimacy n lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law Antonym(s): illegitimacy undisputed credibility Synonym(s): authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legitimacy \Legit"imacy\ (-[icr]m[adot]*s[ycr]), n. [See {Legitimate}, a.] 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.