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Illegitimacy

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

the status of being born to parents who were not married

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
bar sinisterbastardy
plural
Illegitimacies
possessive
Illegitimacy's
pluralpossessive
Illegitimacies'