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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