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BAR SINISTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bar sinister mean?
• BAR SINISTER (noun)
The noun BAR SINISTER has 2 senses:
1. the status of being born to parents who were not married
2. a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Familiarity information: BAR SINISTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The status of being born to parents who were not married
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
bar sinister; bastardy; illegitimacy
Hypernyms ("bar sinister" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bar sinister; bend sinister
Hypernyms ("bar sinister" is a kind of...):
ordinary ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)
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