Bible Dictionaries
Bastardy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The procreation of a bastard child.

(2):

(n.) The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bastardy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bastardy.html. 1828.