▪ I.† ˈbastardryObs. [f. as prec. + -ry; or ? error for bastardy.] 1483Cath.Angl. 23/1 Bastardrye, bastardia. ▪ II.† ˈbastardry,v.Obs. [? f.prec.] = bastardize. 1644Heylin Stumbling-block in Hist. & Misc. Tracts (1681) 725 To bastardry his daughter Mary in favour of the Lady Elizabeth.