† illegitimeadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= illegitimate adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > illegitimate
cheves-bornOE
misbegetc1325
bastc1330
misbegettenc1330
bastard1376
unlawfula1425
naturalc1425
illegitime1502
base1529
base-begot1534
illegitimate1536
misbegotten1554
bastarded1579
misborn1583
nameless1594
spurious1598
unfathered1600
misgotten1623
misbegot1626
baseborn1645
slip-sprung1665
born in (or under or out of) wedlock1675
side wind1738
love-begotten1761
born on the wrong side of the blanket1771
anonymous1869
sinistral1897
society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective]
unleefula1382
unlawfula1387
wrongfulc1386
unleesomec1400
unlisible?c1425
wrong1480
unlegitimate1602
illicit1606
illegal1626
non licet1628
adulterine1640
unlegal1640
illegitimate1645
illegitime1669
wrongous1671
contraband1686
illicitous1693
sly1829
unprocedural1929
bent1930
bust-out1934
bandulu1980
1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxi. sig. z.iiii v Yf he were..bygame, illegittime, or concubinarie.
1669 T. Gale True Idea Jansenisme 72 This Ordinance is neglected by all as illegitime.
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