plural of bastardy

(law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman or as the fruit of adultery.

(historical) 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

plural of bastardy bond

The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity. / The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.

simple past tense and past participle of bastardize

simple past tense and past participle of bastardise

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardize.

To claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate. / To reduce from a higher to a lower state, such as by removing refined elements or introducing debased elements; to debase.