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bastardesses

bastardesses is the plural of bastardess.

Meaning of bastardess

Noun

bastardess (plural bastardesses)

  1. (dated, rare) A woman who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
    • […]when a bastard marries a bastardess, and he has a legitimate Israelite brother :–all these marriages are indeed legal[…]1843, David Aaron De Sola, Morris Jacob Raphall, Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna, page 217
  2. (derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful woman.
    • A bastardess like me would never be allowed past the door.2019, Christina Bauer, My Necromancer Romance, page 371

Questions about bastardesses

What is bastardesses the plural of?
Bastardesses is the plural of bastardess.

Words near bastardesses in the dictionary

  1. bastard wings
  2. bastard-dom
  3. bastarda
  4. bastarded
  5. bastardess
  6. bastardesses
  7. bastardhood
  8. Bastardi
  9. bastardies
  10. bastarding
  11. bastardisation

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