Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In old English law. The plea or objection of illegitimacy. ^
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from bastardus, q. v.] The plea or objection of illegitimacy. Bract, fol. 405, 416, c. 19.