as in illegitimacy
the state or fact of being born out of wedlock
back in the days when the bar sinister was a real obstacle to social acceptance
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illegitimacy
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Advertisement The Islamic Republic’s illegitimacy is laid bare not only in its horrific human rights record but in its strategic failures.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025 -
The power of the Grand Secretariat and the illegitimacy of dissent were hallmarks of imperial rule.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Bar sinister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bar%20sinister. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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