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Meaning of Legitimation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
  2. Legitimacy.
  3. The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.

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Examples

“I am not Sir Roberts sonne, / I haue disclaim'd Sir Robert and my land, / Legitimation, name, and all is gone […].”
“Le Paige established a legitimation for the Parlement's authority which was part history, part romantic fiction, and part political wishful thinking.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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