as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married entered the world as the supposititious son of a rich lord

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illegitimate
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  • Peters was found guilty in August on seven counts convicting her for assisting in facilitating unauthorized access to voting equipment after the 2020 election, aiming to bolster Trump’s claim the election results were illegitimate.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 May 2025
  • Nothing in the court’s opinion, however, required states to create voucher programs, much less implied that reserving public education funds for public schools was illegitimate.
    Derek W. Black, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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“Supposititious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposititious. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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