mamzer
nounEtymology Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).
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Judaism A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
- No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1122:
2
Derogatory A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.
3
Derogatory, Slang A contemptible person; a jerk.