bastardie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bastardy, bastardry, bastardrie === Etymology === From Middle French bastardie; equivalent to bastard +‎ -ie. Some forms are remodelled as bastard +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbastarˈdiː(ə)/, /ˈbastardiː(ə)/, /ˈbastardriː(ə)/ === Noun === bastardie (uncountable) (Late Middle English) bastardy (quality of being a bastard, of being born out of wedlock) ==== Descendants ==== English: bastardy, bastardry ==== References ==== “bastardīe, -rīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 March 2019. == Middle French == === Noun === bastardie f (plural bastardies) bastardy (quality of being a bastard, of being born out of wedlock)