LEGITIMATION

legitimation. Legitimation, n. legitimacy, the act of legitimating

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Le‐git′i‐ma″tion (–mā″shŭn), n. [[Cf. F. légitimation.]] 1. 1. The act of making legitimate.
The coining or legitimation of money. East. 2. 2. Lawful birth. Shak.