ILLEGITIMACY
Dictionary entry overview: What does illegitimacy mean? • ILLEGITIMACY (noun)
The noun ILLEGITIMACY has 2 senses:
1. the status of being born to parents who were not married
2. unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
Familiarity information: ILLEGITIMACY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ILLEGITIMACY (noun)
Meaning:
The status of being born to parents who were not married
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
bar sinister; bastardy; illegitimacy
Hypernyms ("illegitimacy" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Meaning:
Unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("illegitimacy" is a kind of...):
unlawfulness (the quality of failing to conform to law)
Antonym:
legitimacy (lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law)
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