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bastardy

American  
[bas-ter-dee] / ˈbæs tər di /

noun

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

  2. the act of begetting a bastard.

bastardy British  
/ ˈbɑːstədɪ, ˈbæs- /

noun

  1. archaic the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy

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Etymology

Origin of bastardy

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bastardie. See bastard, -y 3

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