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bastardy

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bas⋅tar⋅dy

  [bas-ter-dee]
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–noun
1. the state or condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
2. the act of begetting a bastard.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF, OF bastardie. See bastard, -y 3
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bas·tard·y   (bās'tər-dē)   
n.  

  1. The condition of being born of unwed parents; illegitimacy.

  2. The begetting of a bastard.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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