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- pronunciation:
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in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister.
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the condition or stigma of, or the evidence indicating or proving, illegitimate birth.
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| definition 3: |
any stigma or reproach that becomes attached to someone or something.
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