Etymology

bastardry

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Today it means: The state of being a bastard (illegitimate child). Full definition →

Middle English bastardrie
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombastardrie
  2. English todaybastardry

From Middle English bastardrie, an alternation of bastardie after the suffix -erie; equivalent to bastard + -ry.

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