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Legitimacy vs Allowableness - What's the difference?

legitimacy | allowableness |

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and allowableness

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while allowableness is the state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.

legitimacy

English

Noun

(head)
  • the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity
  • Synonyms

    * legitimateness (much less common)

    allowableness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.