Illegitimation
Pronunciation : Il`le*git`i*ma"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.
2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.] Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her illegitimation taken off. Bp. Burnet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913