Definitions for illegitimacy
ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mə siil·le·git·i·ma·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinisternoun

   the status of being born to parents who were not married

2. illegitimacynoun

   unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illegitimacynoun

   The state or condition of being illegitimate

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illegitimacynoun

   State of bastardry.

   Etymology: from illegitimate.

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1. illegitimacy

   Illegitimacy is a term referring to the state or condition of being born to parents who are not legally married to each other; it means being born out of wedlock. It can also refer to something that is not authorized, recognized, or sanctioned by law or rules; hence, considered as invalid, illegal, or unlawful.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illegitimacynoun

   the state of being illegitimate

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illegitimacy

   The state of birth outside of wedlock. It may refer to the offspring or the parents.

Matched Categories

1. • Status
   • Unlawfulness

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce illegitimacy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say illegitimacy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of illegitimacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of illegitimacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of illegitimacy in a Sentence

1. Dan Quayle:

   Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.

2. Mu Sochua:

   Hun Sen is running alone, but still scared of defeat, the question of illegitimacy is what he needs to deal with inside and outside the country.

3. Rudy Giuliani:

   There are many privileges to work your way through including a Sixth Amendment attorney-client and attorney-work product privilege. I'm not saying I will or will not. The illegitimacy of the investigation is only one and maybe not decisive.

4. Adam Kinzinger:

   What I have a real issue with is making unfounded claims of fraud and illegitimacy, and that has a real damaging effect.

5. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   What the welfare state has done to the black community, a hundred years of racism could not do, a hundred years of racism could not break it up, it could not destroy black families. Jim Crow could not do it. But what dependency has done, is has caused unwanted pregnancy, illegitimacy. It has told young black males that they are dispensable, they don't need to hang around when mom needs support or whatever and it has destroyed -- and not just black communities, but any urban community, and so what you've got here is now they're addicted. Large swaths of Hispanic communities, black communities are addicted to these, these subsidies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=illegitimacy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illegitimacy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=illegitimacy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegitimacy
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=illegitimacy