Bastard (&unr_;), n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b&unr_;tard, prob. fr. OF. bast, F. b&unr_;t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, “Don Quixote,” chap. 16; and cf. G. bankert, fr. bank bench.] 1. A “natural” child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
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&hand_; By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of the United States, a bastard becomes a legitimate child by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent time. But by those of England, and of some states of the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at least be born after the lawful marriage. Kent. Blackstone.
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2. (Sugar Refining) (a) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that have already had several boilings. (b) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.
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3. A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in flavor.
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Brown bastard is your only drink. Shak.
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4. A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper.
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Bastard, v. t. To bastardize. [Obs.] Bacon.
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