| NOUN | state | bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy | the status of being born to parents who were not married |
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| communication | bar sinister, bend sinister | a mark of bastardy |
| Meaning | The status of being born to parents who were not married. | |
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| Synonyms | bastardy, illegitimacy | |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Spanish | bastardía, ilegitimidad | |
| Catalan | bastardia, il·legitimitat | |
| Meaning | A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left. | |
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| Synonym | bend sinister | |
| Broader | mark, stigma, brand, stain | A symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy |
| ordinary | (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields | |
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