illegitimation

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noun

The act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.

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Meanings

nounillegitimation (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimations)

plural illegitimations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableThe state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy.

    Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off.

    1679–1715, Gilbert Burnet, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England., London: […] T[homas] H[odgkin] for Richard Chiswell, […]
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APA

illegitimation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimation

MLA

“illegitimation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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