legitimizationn.
/lᵻˌdʒɪtᵻmʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ləˌdʒɪdəməˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ləˌdʒɪdəˌmaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of legitimizing something; an instance of this.
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society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legitimation or legalization > specifically of a person
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [noun] > legitimacy > process of rendering legitimate
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1793 ‘J. Gifford’ Hist. France IV. 36 Henry..had even entertained thoughts of procuring from the pope the legitimization of his natural children.
1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 113 Had Elizabeth's prospects been liable to be affected by the legitimization of her sister, the queen would have sued as vainly for it as she sued afterwards in favour of her husband.
1886 in Antiquary Feb. 70/2 In consideration of..25,000 crowns..his Holiness is willing to grant the act of legitimization.
1915 Columbia Univ. Q. June 285 The result has been the avowed or tacit legitimization of the crime.
1968 S. Roskill Naval Policy Between Wars I. 68 It was..unusual for a service department to urge the legitimisation of the rearming of a nation which stood high on the list of its possible adversaries.
2014 N.Y. Times 11 July (Late ed.) a24 Holding a progressive exhibition in Vladimir Putin's Russia implies a legitimization of his policies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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