bâtarde

noun

bâ·​tarde

bə-ˈtärd

plural -s

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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