bastardhood

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of a bastard

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Meanings

nounbastardhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state, quality, or condition of a bastard
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    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 the throne and Jon Arryn murdered.

    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

From bastard + -hood.

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APA

bastardhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardhood

MLA

“bastardhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastardhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardhood.

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