Legitimation

2 definitions found

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

  Legitimation \Le*git`i*ma"tion\ (-m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
     l['e]gitimation.]
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     1. The act of making legitimate.
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              The coining or legitimation of money. --East.
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     2. Lawful birth. [R.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  legitimation
       n 1: 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"
       2: the act of making lawful [syn: {legalization}, {legalisation}]