bastardy

[ bas-ter-dee ]

/ ˈbæs tər di /

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noun

the state or condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy.

the act of begetting a bastard.

Nearby words

bastard-saw, bastardization, bastardize, bastardly, bastardry, bastardy, baste, bastel house, baster, basti, bastia

Origin of bastardy

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bastardie. See bastard, -y³

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British Dictionary definitions for bastardy

bastardy

/ (ˈbɑːstədɪ, ˈbæs-) /

noun

archaic the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy

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