Associations to the word «Bastardy»

Wiktionary

BASTARDY, noun. (legal) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman or as the fruit of adultery.
BASTARDY BOND, noun. A document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments (to the mother or to the parish) to be made for its upkeep
BASTARDY BONDS, noun. Plural of bastardy bond

Dictionary definition

BASTARDY, noun. The status of being born to parents who were not married.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley