Illegitimacy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Illegitimacy \Il`le*git"i*ma*cy\, n.
     The state of being illegitimate. --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  illegitimacy
       n 1: the status of being born to parents who were not married
            [syn: {bastardy}, {bar sinister}]
       2: unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in
          accordance with law [ant: {legitimacy}]