Bastardy

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

Noun

1.

bastardy - the status of being born to parents who were not married Synonyms: bar sinister, illegitimacy

BASTARDY, crim. law. The offence of begetting a bastard child.

BASTARDY, persons. The state or condition of a bastard. The law presumes every child legitimate, when born of a woman in a state of wedlock, and casts the onus probandi (q. v.) on the party who affirms the bastardy. Stark. Ev. h. t.

bar sinister, illegitimacy, position, status