legitimityn.

Brit.

/lɛdʒᵻˈtɪmᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌlɛdʒəˈtɪmədi/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French légitimité.

Etymology: < French légitimité fact of being a legitimate child (1694), quality of being equitable and just (1762), (of a government) condition of being in accordance with law or principle (1797), (of a sovereign's title to the throne) fact of being derived by regular descent (1817 or earlier) < légitime legitime adj. + -ité -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin legitimitas (from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare earlier legitimacy n., legitimateness n.

rare.

Legitimacy.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law

leefulnessc1449

legality1502

lawfulness1530

legitimateness1618

legitimacy1625

legalness1631

licitness1788

legitimity1815

1815 Morning Chron. 7 Dec. Can the Allied Monarchs, after having adopted the principle of the legitimity of Sovereigns, in the order of succession to the throne, leave Marshal Bernadotte in Sweden?

1850 Rep. Supreme Courts Scotl. 22 131/2 The English certificate is..sufficient to overturn all the other evidence in the case in favour of the legitimity of the marriage.

1880 L. Haefeli in Spring Blossoms 31 Elizabeth..saw in this pretension of her rival an aspersion on her legitimity.

1912 Catholic Encycl. XIV. 339/1 Whatever be the legitimity of the purpose, the method is ambiguous and full of pitfalls.

1966 E. V. Kohák in P. Ricœur Freedom & Nature ii. i. 201 The legitimity of an intention separated from the efficaciousness of action is already suspect.

1993 Moscow News (Nexis) 22 Oct. 43 The situation of the past elections, whose legitimity was disputed, may be repeated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legitimity
释义	legitimityn. Brit. /lɛdʒᵻˈtɪmᵻti/, U.S. /ˌlɛdʒəˈtɪmədi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French légitimité. Etymology: < French légitimité fact of being a legitimate child (1694), quality of being equitable and just (1762), (of a government) condition of being in accordance with law or principle (1797), (of a sovereign's title to the throne) fact of being derived by regular descent (1817 or earlier) < légitime legitime adj. + -ité -ity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin legitimitas (from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare earlier legitimacy n., legitimateness n. rare. Legitimacy. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law leefulnessc1449 legality1502 lawfulness1530 legitimateness1618 legitimacy1625 legalness1631 licitness1788 legitimity1815 1815 Morning Chron. 7 Dec. Can the Allied Monarchs, after having adopted the principle of the legitimity of Sovereigns, in the order of succession to the throne, leave Marshal Bernadotte in Sweden? 1850 Rep. Supreme Courts Scotl. 22 131/2 The English certificate is..sufficient to overturn all the other evidence in the case in favour of the legitimity of the marriage. 1880 L. Haefeli in Spring Blossoms 31 Elizabeth..saw in this pretension of her rival an aspersion on her legitimity. 1912 Catholic Encycl. XIV. 339/1 Whatever be the legitimity of the purpose, the method is ambiguous and full of pitfalls. 1966 E. V. Kohák in P. Ricœur Freedom & Nature ii. i. 201 The legitimity of an intention separated from the efficaciousness of action is already suspect. 1993 Moscow News (Nexis) 22 Oct. 43 The situation of the past elections, whose legitimity was disputed, may be repeated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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