adulterine
adj. illegitimate, born from an adulterous relationship; not genuine, spurious | ||||
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Adulterine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Adulterine
(n.)
An illegitimate child.
(a.)
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
(n.)
An illegitimate child.
(a.)
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
| WordNet 2.0 |
adulterine
Adjective
1. conceived in adultery
(similar) illegitimate
Adjective
1. conceived in adultery
(similar) illegitimate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
adulterine
adulterine
\a*dul"ter*ine\ (&?;), a. [l. adulterinus, fr. adulter.] proceeding from adulterous intercourse. hence: spurious; without the support of law; illegal. when any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds.
adulterine
\a*dul"ter*ine\, n. an illegitimate child. [r.]
adulterine
\a*dul"ter*ine\ (&?;), a. [l. adulterinus, fr. adulter.] proceeding from adulterous intercourse. hence: spurious; without the support of law; illegal. when any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds.
adulterine
\a*dul"ter*ine\, n. an illegitimate child. [r.]
| castle glossary |
adulterine
an unlicensed castle
an unlicensed castle