different between bastardly vs bastardy

English

Etymology

From bastard +? -ly.

Adjective

bastardly (comparative more bastardly, superlative most bastardly)

1. Having been born out of marriage.
2. Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:illegitimate

Translations

Adverb

bastardly (comparative more bastardly, superlative most bastardly)

1. In a bastardly manner.

English

Etymology

From Middle English bastardie (also as bastardrie), a borrowing from Middle French bastardie.

Noun

bastardy (countable and uncountable, plural bastardies)

1. (law) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman or as the fruit of adultery.
   • c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, 3, Scene 5.

     Go, after, after, cousin Buckingham.

     The Mayor towards Guildhall hies him in all post:—

     There, at your meet'st advantage of the time,

     Infer the bastardy of Edward's children:

     Tell them how Edward put to death a citizen,

     Only for saying he would make his son

     Heir to the crown;—meaning, indeed, his house,

     Which, by the sign thereof, was termed so.

Translations

Derived terms

• bastardy bond

Related terms

• bastard

See also

• bastardhood
• bastardship

Middle English

Noun

bastardy

1. Alternative form of bastardie