bastardism ? Obs.
(ˈbɑːstədɪz(ə)m, -æ-)
[f. bastard n. + -ism.]
The condition of a bastard, illegitimacy, bastardy.
| 1589 Almond for P. 38 Is Christ descended of bastardisme or no, as you gaue out in the pulpyt. 1753 Scots Mag. Oct. 489/1 We ought to remove..the incapacities of bastardism. |