'Legitimation' definitions:
Definition of 'legitimation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
noun
The act of making lawful [syn: legalization, legalisation, legitimation]
Definition of 'Legitimation'
From: GCIDE
- Legitimation \Le*git`i*ma"tion\ (-m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. l['e]gitimation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of making legitimate. [1913 Webster]
- The coining or legitimation of money. --East. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Lawful birth. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]