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legitimacy.

The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/Received-Pronunciation/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/Australia, Canada, General-American[ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪməsi]Australia, Canada, General-American

  1. The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

    countable · uncountable

  2. The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
    After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population.
    The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 was seen by many as proof of capitalism’s legitimacy over communism.

  3. Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From legitim(ate) + -acy.

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