Definition of Adultirine
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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (rare) One born of an adulterous union; (a distinction must be drawn from bastard, which applies only to one born out of wedlock).
- Spurious; due to adulteration.
- Born of adultery.
- Pertaining to adultery.
- Illegal; unlicensed.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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