adulterine

a·dul·ter·ine

A0101100 (ə-dŭl′tə-rīn′, -rēn′)adj.1. Characterized by adulteration; spurious.2. Born of adultery: adulterine offspring.

[Latin adulterīnus, from adulter, adulterer, perhaps back-formation from adulterāre, to pollute; see adulterate.]

adulterine

(əˈdʌltərɪn; -ˌriːn; -ˌraɪn) adjof or made by adulteration; fake

adulterine

(əˈdʌltərɪn; -ˌriːn; -ˌraɪn) adjconceived in adultery: an adulterine child.

a•dul•ter•ine

(əˈdʌl təˌrin, -təˌraɪn)

adj. 1. marked by adulteration; spurious. 2. born of adultery. 3. illicit. [1535–45; < Latin]

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Adj.

adulterine - conceived in adultery illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

adulterine

In the Middle Ages in Britain, said of a castle that was crenelated without a license to erect battlements. Such licenses were granted by the reigning monarch in exchange for a cash payment from the castle’s owner.

Adulterine

ADULTERINE. A term used in the civil law to denote the issue of anadulterous intercourse. See Nicholas on Adulterine Bastardy.

adulterine

Words related to adulterine

adj conceived in adultery

Related Words

illegitimate

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