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bastardy

 
Dictionary: bas·tard·y   (băs'tər-dē) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The condition of being born of unwed parents; illegitimacy.
  2. The begetting of a bastard.

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noun

    The condition of being of illegitimate birth: illegitimacy. See kin, law.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the status of being born to parents who were not married
  Synonyms: illegitimacy, bar sinister

 
 
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