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Definition of Adulterine
1. Adjective. Conceived in adultery.
Definition of Adulterine
1. a. Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
2. n. An illegitimate child.
Definition of Adulterine
1. Adjective. Spurious; due to adulteration. ¹
2. Adjective. Born of adultery. ¹
3. Adjective. Pertaining to adultery. ¹
4. Adjective. Illegal; unlicensed. ¹
5. Noun. (rare) One born of an adulterous union. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adulterine
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adulterine
Literary usage of Adulterine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gilds and Companies of London by George Unwin (1908)
"CHAPTER IV THE adulterine GILDS THE gilds for which the weavers and the bakers
paid a yearly farm to the Exchequer of Henry II. were not the only ..."
2. Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text by Charles William Colby (1899)
"adulterine CASTLES IN THE REIGN OP STEPHEN (1135-1154). The erection of castles
began immediately after the Conquest, and the Norman keep with its "rocky ..."
3. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of Sir Egerton by Sir Egerton Brydges (1834)
"... it—Soil droit fait—Law of adulterine bastardy—The probable fact as to the
claimant's descent—Old rule of law as to such facts—Lord Nottingham's decision ..."
4. The Argentine Civil Code (effective January 1st, 1871) Together with by Argentina, Phanor James Eder, Robert Joseph Kerr, Joseph Wheless (1917)
"... the property of their deceased parents, which will be determined in the proper
place. CHAPTER II. Of adulterine, Incestuous and Sacrilegious Children. ..."
5. The Pocket Law-lexicon, Explaining Technical Words, Phrases, and Maxims of by Henry Gilbert Rawson (1884)
"adulterine, the issue of an adulterous intercourse. Adultery, is where a married
person has connection with a person other than his or her wife or husband. ..."
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