A*dul"ter*ine (#), a.[L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds.
Adam Smith.
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A*dul"ter*ine, n.
An illegitimate child.
[R.]
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