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

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Meanings

nounbastardy bond (plural bastardy bonds)

plural bastardy bonds

  1. historicalA 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
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APA

bastardy bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardy%20bond

MLA

“bastardy bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardy%20bond. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastardy bond,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardy%20bond.

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