Noah Webster
Legitimacy
LEGIT'IMACY, noun [from legitimate.]
1. Lawfulness of birth; opposed to bastardy.
2. Genuineness; opposed to spuriousness. the legitimacy of his conclusions is not to be questioned.
LEGIT'IMACY, noun [from legitimate.]
1. Lawfulness of birth; opposed to bastardy.
2. Genuineness; opposed to spuriousness. the legitimacy of his conclusions is not to be questioned.