Noah Webster
Legitimation
LEGITIMA'TION, noun
1. The act of rendering legitimate, or of investing an illegitimate child with the rights of one born in wedlock.
2. Lawful birth. [Unusual.]
LEGITIMA'TION, noun
1. The act of rendering legitimate, or of investing an illegitimate child with the rights of one born in wedlock.
2. Lawful birth. [Unusual.]