Where does “legitimacy” come from?
legitimacy (English) comes from English legitimate, from Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, from Latin lēgitimō, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
legitimacy (English): The quality of being legitimate or valid;...
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- The quality of being legitimate or valid;...
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