About The Word Adulterine
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Adulterine
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What's The Definition Of Adulterine?
[adj] conceived in adultery
Synonyms | Synonyms for Adulterine: illegitimate Related Terms | Find terms related to Adulterine: See Also | Adulterine In Webster's Dictionary \A*dul"ter*ine\, a.[L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]
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.
\A*dul"ter*ine\, n. An illegitimate child. [R.] |
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