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adulterine
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ADULTERINE
a.Proceeding from adulterous commerce; spurious.
ADULTERINE
n.In the civil law, a child issuing from an adulterous connection.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ADULTERINE
ADULTERINE A *dul "ter *ine, a.Etym: [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter. ]
Defn: Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds. Adam Smith.
ADULTERINE
ADULTERINE A *dul "ter *ine, n.
Defn: An illegitimate child. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
adulterine
a dul ter ine |əˈdəltəˌrēn, -ˌrīn əˈdəltərən | ▶adjective (of a child ) born as the result of an adulterous relationship. • archaic & historical illegal, unlicensed, or spurious: an adulterine castle. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘due to adulteration ’): from Latin adulterinus, from adulterare ‘debauch, corrupt. ’
Oxford Dictionary
adulterine
adulterine |əˈdʌlt (ə )rʌɪn | ▶adjective 1 (of a child ) born as the result of an adulterous relationship. 2 archaic illegal, unlicensed, or spurious: an adulterine castle. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘due to adulteration ’): from Latin adulterinus, from adulterare ‘debauch, corrupt ’.
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