bastardess
nounEtymology From bastard + -ess, since 1843.
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Dated, Rare A woman who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
- […]when a bastard marries a bastardess, and he has a legitimate Israelite brother :–all these marriages are indeed legal[…]1843, David Aaron De Sola, Morris Jacob Raphall, Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna, page 217:
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Derogatory, Offensive, Vulgar, Referring specifically to a woman A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful woman.
- A bastardess like me would never be allowed past the door.2019, Christina Bauer, My Necromancer Romance, page 371: