bastaard

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbɑs.taːrt/

noun
Definitions
  • A bastard, person born to unmarried parents; in some legal systems a non-heir, or on that criterium restricted to illegitimate sons
  • An animal or plant genetically 'degenerated' by having parents of different species or races
  • A bastardised term or language

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bastaert derived from Old French bastard (child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife).

Origin

Old French

bastard

Gloss

child of a nobleman by a woman other than his wife

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