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BASTARDY
bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister
(noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bastardy (countable and uncountable, plural bastardies)
(legal) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman or as the fruit of adultery.
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"tar*dy, n.
1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
2. The procreation of a bastard child. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AMISS
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
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