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bastardy

/ˈbæstə(ɹ)di/

bastardy noun: the condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.

Noun

bastardy (countable and uncountable, plural bastardies)

  1. 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...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...

bastardy meaning in Tamil

bastardy in Tamil

தகாவழிப்பிறப்பு, ஒழுக்கக்கேடு, போலித்தனம்

Forms of bastardy

pluralbastardies

Origin of bastardy

From Middle English bastardie (also as bastardrie), a borrowing from Middle French bastardie. Equivalent to bastard + -y.

Words formed from bastardy

Phrases with bastardy

Questions about bastardy

What does bastardy mean?
Bastardy means the condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
What is bastardy in Tamil?
Bastardy in Tamil is தகாவழிப்பிறப்பு, ஒழுக்கக்கேடு, போலித்தனம். See Bastardy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bastardy?
Bastardy is a noun.
How do you pronounce bastardy?
Bastardy is pronounced /ˈbæstə(ɹ)di/.
What is the plural of bastardy?
The plural of bastardy is bastardies.

Words near bastardy in the dictionary

  1. bastards
  2. bastards eigne
  3. bastardship
  4. bastardsword
  5. bastardswords
  6. bastardy
  7. bastardy bond
  8. bastardy bonds
  9. baste
  10. baste up
  11. basted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bastardy (page history and authors); bastardy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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