legitimacy
playDefinition of legitimacy
: the quality or state of being legitimate
Examples of legitimacy in a sentence
<the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations>
1691
First Known Use of legitimacy
1691
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legitimacy
playLegal Definition of legitimacy
: the quality or state of being legitimate
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