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illegitimation

illegitimation noun: the act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.

Noun

illegitimation (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.
  2. (obsolete) The 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, […]

Forms of illegitimation

pluralillegitimations

Questions about illegitimation

What does illegitimation mean?
Illegitimation means the act of making illegitimate; illegitimization; bastardization.
What part of speech is illegitimation?
Illegitimation is a noun.
What is the plural of illegitimation?
The plural of illegitimation is illegitimations.

Words near illegitimation in the dictionary

  1. illegitimated
  2. illegitimately
  3. illegitimateness
  4. illegitimates
  5. illegitimating
  6. illegitimation
  7. illegitimations
  8. illegitimatize
  9. illegitimatized
  10. illegitimatizes
  11. illegitimatizing

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