Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state or quality of being legitimate; legality; lawfulness; genuineness.
Wiktionary
- n. The quality of being legitimate.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness; genuineness.
Etymologies
- legitimate + -ness (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The austere legitimateness of "The Rose of America" gave him a pain in the neck.”
“St. Anselm, the legitimateness and demonstrative value of which he appears to accept absolutely.”
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