lettre bâtarde
/ˌlɛtr(ə) baˈtɑːd/(also lettre batarde)
noun
A cursive Gothic script for vernacular use, originating in France and used in Germany and the Low Countries in the 14th and 15th centuries; a typeface based on this script.
Origin
Early 19th century. From French lettre bâtarde from lettre + bâtarde, feminine of bâtard.