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illegitimacy: see bastard bastard, person born out of wedlock whose legal status is illegitimacy. In civil law countries and in about half the states of the United States, the union of the parents in marriage after birth makes the child legitimate. ..... Click the link for more information. . Illegitimacy bend sinister supposed stigma of illegitimate birth. [Heraldry: Misc.] servant of Bramble family turns out to be illegitimate son of Mr. Bramble. [Br. Lit.: Humphry Clinker, Payton, 324] illegitimate son of Earl of Gloucester; conspires against father. [Br. Hist.: King Lear] revealed to be Squire Allworthy’s sister Bridget’s illegitimate son. [Br. Lit.: Fielding Tom Jones] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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8 percent of the state's Hispanic babies born out of wedlock compared with 47. It is estimated that if this trend continues, more than half of all children born in the UK will be born out of wedlock by 2012. The next two sections examine the partnerships formed in and out of wedlock by Europeans with the freed slaves (vryswarte) and their descendants, and the tensions between the European marriage model and the pattern of out-of-wedlock births among Cape Town families. |
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