bâtarde
noun
bâ·tarde
\bə-ˈtärd\
Definition of bâtarde
-s
: a French round handwriting developed in the early 17th century and modified by the current English commercial cursive
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Origin and Etymology of bâtarde
French, from feminine of bâtard bastard, from Old French bastard, bastart — more at bastard
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