bastardy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbæstə(ɹ)di/
- /ˈbɑːstə(ɹ)di/
Etymology
From Middle English bastardie (also as bastardrie), a borrowing from Middle French bastardie. Equivalent to bastard + -y.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
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.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bastardies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
bastardhood · bastard · bastardship
Translations (1)
enm bastardie (the condition of being illegitimate (born to an unmarried woman and man or as the result of adultery))