illegitimacy
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of illegitimacy
First recorded in 1670–80; illegitim(ate) + -acy
Example Sentences
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The answer was provided in "The Authentic Appeal of the Lying Demagogue: Proclaiming the Deeper Truth about Political Illegitimacy," by Oliver Hahl and colleagues.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2019
The book that prompted that thinking was called “The Illegitimacy of Jesus,” by a Biblical scholar named Jane Schaberg.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2016
That’s when I first encountered Jane Schaberg’s book The Illegitimacy of Jesus, which was important to the central ideas in Mary Wept.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2016
Illegitimacy was such a stigma at the time that Virginia would never have been approached by a scion of a wealthy family like Marsili.
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2012
Legal workers should read a book published by the Department of Labor entitled Illegitimacy Laws of the United States.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted
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