bastardy[noun]Synonyms: illegitimacy, illegitimateness, supposititiousness
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bastardy noun.
['bɑ:stǝdi, 'bas-] LME.[Anglo-Norman, Old French bastardie (medieval Latin bastardia): see BASTARD noun, -Y3.]1. The condition of being a bastard; illegitimate birth.
LME.2. Begetting of bastards, fornication.
arch. L16.
Comb.:
bastardy order (now
arch. or
Hist.) =
AFFILIATION order.
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