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bastardhood

bastardhood noun: the state, quality, or condition of a bastard.

Noun

bastardhood (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a bastard
    • Jon Snow is not a bastard. Think how much bastardhood has shaped him, humbled him, haunted him. Ned promised to tell him the truth the next time they saw each other. If he knew about the marriage, I can imagine that information being very sensitive with the Lannisters wrapping their fingers around...2017 August 13, Brandon Nowalk, “Oldtown offers one last game-changing secret as Game Of Thrones goes behind enemy lines (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

Origin of bastardhood

From bastard + -hood.

Questions about bastardhood

What does bastardhood mean?
Bastardhood means the state, quality, or condition of a bastard.
What part of speech is bastardhood?
Bastardhood is a noun.

Words near bastardhood in the dictionary

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

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