legitimation
легітимація, легітимізація
The process of making or declaring a person legitimateThe process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
/lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
легітима́ціяlehitymácija, легітиміза́ціяlehitymizácija
the act of rendering a person legitimate
(uncountable, usually)The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
the act of making lawful
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Legitimacy.
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
process of legitimizing:
Origin
From Middle English legittimacion, from Middle French legitimacion and its etymon, MedievaFrom Middle English legittimacion, from Middle French legitimacion and its etymon, Medieval Latin lēgitimātiō, lēgitimātiōnem, from lēgitimāre (“to legitimate”), from Latin lēgitimus. By surface analysis, legitimate + -ion.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: legitimations| Singular | legitimation |
|---|
uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of making lawful:legalizationlegalisation
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedlegitimate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable