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Adulterine

A-dŭl’ter-ine, a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [Fr. adultérin, Lat. adulterinus.] Proceeding from adulterous commerce; 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-dŭl’ter-īne, n.

noun

n. (Civ. Law.) A child issuing from an adulterous connection. Bouvier.