Illegitimacy
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The status of a child born of parents not legally married at the time of birth. In certain states and countries, a subsequent marriage of the parents legitimatizes their children bom before marriage. See Legitimization.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The condition before the law or the social status, of a bastard; the state or condition of one whose parente were not intermarried at the time of his birth. Mliler v. Miller, 18 Hub (N. Y.) 509; Brown v. Belmarde, 3 Kan. 52.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The condition before the law, or the social status, of a bastard; the state or condition of one whose parents were not intermarried at the time of his birth,