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bastardy bond

bastardy bond noun: a document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments (to the mother or to the parish) to be made for its upkeep.

Noun

bastardy bond (plural bastardy bonds)

  1. (historical) A document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments (to the mother or to the parish) to be made for its upkeep

Forms of bastardy bond

pluralbastardy bonds

Questions about bastardy bond

What does bastardy bond mean?
Bastardy bond means a document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments (to the mother or to the parish) to be made for its upkeep.
What part of speech is bastardy bond?
Bastardy bond is a noun.
What is the plural of bastardy bond?
The plural of bastardy bond is bastardy bonds.

Words near bastardy bond in the dictionary

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

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