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mamzer

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַמְזֵר (mamzér, “a bastard”).

  1. borrowed from מַמְזֵר

Definitions

  1. A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by…

    A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.

    • No descendant of a mamzer may ever enter the assembly, no matter how many generations later.

  2. A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship

    A child who is born from an incestuous or adulterous relationship; a bastard.

  3. A contemptible person

    A contemptible person; a jerk.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA