Definitions from Wiktionary (bar sinister)

▸ noun:  (heraldry, considered nonstandard) A bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.
▸ noun:  (idiomatic, euphemistic) The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
▸ noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) A state or characteristic which is dishonorable or shameful; a stigma.




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