bar sinister (English, noun)
expansion: bar sinister (usually uncountable, plural bars sinister)
Senses:
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
qualifier: considered nonstandard
glosses: A bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
tags: euphemistic
idiomatic
uncountable
usually
glosses: A state or characteristic which is dishonorable or shameful; a stigma.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
uncountable
usually
Forms:
form: bars sinister
tags: plural
form: Bar-Sinister
tags: alternative
form: bar-sinister
tags: alternative