noun Download 🔗Share The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity. Examples : "The president sought to gain legitimacy for his new policy by holding a public vote. " politics government law philosophy moral society state quality value business economy right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession. Examples : "The king's claim to the throne rested on the unquestioned legitimacy of his birth and his direct descent from the previous ruler. " family royal government politics history law state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading