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bastardy

[ bas-ter-dee ]

noun

  1. the state or condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
  2. the act of begetting a bastard.


bastardy

/ ˈbÉ‘ËstÉ™dɪ; ˈbæs- /

noun

  1. archaic.
    the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bastardy1

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bastardie. See bastard, -y 3
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But Bracton does have a lot to say about monsters, duels, bastardy, concubines, sturgeon “and other royal fish,†the “pillory and the ducking-stool," and "a judgment with infamy.â€

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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.

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Following that blockbuster Uruguay and Portugal will put their credentials to the test in a match with the potential to redefine footballing bastardy.

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The arm-wrestle between Portugal and Uruguay on Saturday will see a meeting of two teams with the necessary tournament bastardy, plus elite attackers in form.

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“All these great men use what comes to them from the Other to modify the Self, to bastardize it, for genius wants bastardy.â€

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