bastardy
Meanings
Plural: bastardies
Noun
- the status of being born to parents who were not married
- The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English bastardie (also as bastardrie), a borrowing from Middle French bastardie. Equivalent to bastard + -y.
Synonyms
bar sinister, illegitimacy
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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