bastardy bond
nounDefinitions
A document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and…
A document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments (to the mother or to the parish) to be made for its upkeep
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for bastardy bond. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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