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bâtarde

noun
bâ·​tarde | \ bə-ˈtärd\
plural -s

Definition of bâtarde

: a French round handwriting developed in the early 17th century and modified by the current English commercial cursive

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History and Etymology for bâtarde

French, from feminine of bâtard bastard, from Old French bastard, bastart

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