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Webster 1913 Edition


Bastardy

Bas′tar-dy

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Noun.
1.
The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
2.
The procreation of a bastard child.
Wharton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bastardy

B'ASTARDY

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Noun.
A state of being a bastard, or begotten and born out of lawful wedlock, which condition disables the person from inheriting an estate.