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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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(Legitimat-,) Legittimatnes, n. [e.m.E. legitimatenesse (1618).] Legitimacy (of birth). —1681 Lauder Observes 29.
The Duke of Monmouth … to go and give a demonstration of the legittimatnes of this birth