Bastardy

//ˈbæstə(ɹ)di//

Synonyms for "bastardy" (5 found)

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  • bastardie noun (the condition of being illegitimate (born to an unmarried woman and man or as the result of adultery))

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Go, after, after, cousin Buckingham. The Mayor towards Guildhall hies him in all post:— There, at your meet'st advantage of the time, Infer the bastardy of Edward's children: Tell them how Edward put to death a citizen, Only for saying he would make his son Heir to the crown;—meaning, indeed, his house, Which, by the sign thereof, was termed so.

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