A Legitimacy

Etymology From Latin legitimus (lawful, legitimate), from lex, leg- (law), from Proto-Indo-European leg-* (to collect, gather).

Meanings

1. Conformity to the law or to rules.
2. The state of being born in wedlock.
3. Ability to be defended with logic or justification; validity.
4. (political science) The popular acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime.

Synonyms lawfulness, legality, validity, justification, correctness

Translations Arabic: مَشْرُوعِيَّة، قَانُونِيَّة، صِحَّة، شَرْعِيَّة (الوَلَد) German: (die Legitimität), (die Rechtmäßigkeit), (die Ehelichkeit) Norwegian Bokmål: (en legitimitet), (en rettmessighet)