bar sinister English

Meaning bar sinister meaning

What does bar sinister mean?

bar sinister

— noun a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

— noun (= bastardy) the status of being born to parents who were not married

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as bar sinister?

bar sinister English » English

bend sinister

illegitimacy

bastardy