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bastardess

bastardess

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English

Etymology

From bastard +‎ -ess, since 1843.

Noun

bastardess (plural bastardesses)

(dated, rare) A woman who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
- 1843, David Aaron De Sola, Morris Jacob Raphall, Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna, page 217:
  […] when a bastard marries a bastardess, and he has a legitimate Israelite brother :–all these marriages are indeed legal […]
(vulgar, offensive or derogatory, referring specifically to a woman) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful woman.
- 2019, Christina Bauer, My Necromancer Romance, page 371:
  A bastardess like me would never be allowed past the door.

Usage notes

Bastard may also be used to refer to a female bastard.

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