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Adulterine
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
An illegitimate child. [R.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.