noun🔗ShareThe quality of being legitimate or valid; validity."The president sought to gain legitimacy for his new policy by holding a public vote. "politicsgovernmentlawphilosophymoralsocietystatequalityvaluebusinesseconomyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession."The king's claim to the throne rested on the unquestioned legitimacy of his birth and his direct descent from the previous ruler. "familyroyalgovernmentpoliticshistorylawstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
