| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,738,838,927 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
legitimacy |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
legitimacyThe justification of a ruling group's right to exercise power. Principles of legitimacy have included divine right, popular approval, and, in the case of communist parties, an insight into the true meaning of history. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Certainly they were; supposing there were to be doubts raised as to the validity of your marriage or the legitimacy of your child? I now mean legitimacy as connected with cause and effect, and nothing political or dynastic. The genial disdain of Michel Rollin, who called them impostors, was answered by him with vituperation, of which crapule and canaille were the least violent items; he amused himself with abuse of their private lives, and with sardonic humour, with blasphemous and obscene detail, attacked the legitimacy of their births and the purity of their conjugal relations: he used an Oriental imagery and an Oriental emphasis to accentuate his ribald scorn. |
| Hutchinson Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|
