Noun
The act of making legitimate.
Lawful birth.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLegitimation is the process by which a legislator is authorized to promulgate such a law as a norm. Jean-François Lyotard
What interests us here is the assimilative power of the Hindu life order due to its legitimation of social rank. Max Weber
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies. Geoff Mulgan
Without proposing an evolutionary scheme for such types, it is safe to say that mythology represents the most archaic form of universe-maintenance, as indeed it represents the most archaic form of legitimation generally. Peter L. Berger
he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king Source: Internet
his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation Source: Internet