Bastardy

Batardise, fr. " A defect of birth, objected of a child begotten out of wedlock; the state or condition of a bastard; the offense of begetting a bastard. Bastardy l)ond; a bond executed by the father of a bastard, conditioned for maintenance, etc. Bastardy process, or proceeding': a proceeding against the putative father of a bastard to secure maintenance.