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bastardy

UK
/ˈbɑː.stə.di/
US
/ˈbæs.tɚ.di/
bastardynoun
bastardies
pl
Translations
bâtardiseTerme surtout historique ou littéraire pour la naissance hors mariage.
In medieval times, bastardy often carried a social stigma.
Au Moyen Âge, la bâtardise entraînait souvent une stigmatisation sociale.
Additional translations
procédure de filiationDroit ancien.
Definitions
The condition of being born to parents not married to each other.
In medieval times, bastardy often carried a social stigma.
A historical legal proceeding to establish paternity and compel financial support for a child born out of wedlock.
The magistrate issued a bastardy order requiring the father to pay maintenance.
Synonyms
bastardization
illegitimate birth
illegitimate child
illegitimacy
bastardyadjective
UK
/ˈbɑː.stə.di/
US
/ˈbæs.tɚ.di/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g. "bastardy proceedings"
Translations
illégitimeEmploi juridique ou historique, au sens de naissance hors mariage.
The parish kept detailed records of bastardy cases.
La paroisse tenait des registres détaillés des cas d'illégitimité.
Definitions
Relating to or concerned with illegitimacy or illegitimate birth.
The parish kept detailed records of bastardy cases.
Synonyms
sordid
unworthy
spurious
ignoble
dishonorable
contemptible
despicable
base
illegitimate
bastardly
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