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Bar sinister Moderate

Bar sinister has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the status of being born to parents who were not married

2

a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

3

A bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.

See Also
baton sinister bend sinister stigma out of wedlock coat of arms dishonorable shameful bastardy
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
status mark ordinary
Rhyming Words
ter ater ster tter iter uter citer oater later vater gater after oster enter beter tater miter voter deter opter
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