Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle French bastardie; equivalent to bastard +‎ -ie. Some forms are remodelled as bastard +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌbastarˈdiː(ə)/, /ˈbastardiː(ə)/, /ˈbastardriː(ə)/

Noun edit

bastardie (uncountable) (Late Middle English)

  1. bastardy (quality of being a bastard, of being born out of wedlock)

Descendants edit

  • English: bastardy, bastardry

References edit

Middle French edit

Noun edit

bastardie f (plural bastardies)

  1. bastardy (quality of being a bastard, of being born out of wedlock)