Legitimacy

//ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity. countable, uncountable

    "The legitimacy based on a revolutionary essence was replaced by legitimacy with an ultranational, ultra-Yugoslav character."

  2. 2
    undisputed credibility wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.; Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system. broadly, countable, uncountable

    "After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population."

  4. 4
    lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law wordnet
  5. 5
    Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From legitimate + -cy.

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