Legitimation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Legitimation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Legitimation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legitimation n 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" the act of making lawful Synonym(s): legalization, legalisation, legitimation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legitimation \Legit`ima"tion\ (-m[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [Cf. F. l[82]gitimation.] 1. The act of making legitimate. The coining or legitimation of money. --East. 2. Lawful birth. [R.] --Shak.