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bar sinister

Noun
uncountable usually euphemistic idiomatic broadly
Japanese Meaning
(紋章学)盾に描かれる斜めの帯、すなわち「bend sinister」または「baton sinister」(非標準表現)。 / (婉曲的表現)非嫡出子である状態、つまり非嫡出、庶出を意味する。
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歴史家は紋章の盾に薄く入った左斜帯に気づき、それが家系の非嫡出の分家を示唆していると述べた。

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(heraldry, considered nonstandard) A bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms. / (idiomatic, euphemistic) The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.

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bar sinister

The historian noted the faint bar sinister across the shield, suggesting an illegitimate branch of the family.

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The historian noted the faint bar sinister across the shield, suggesting an illegitimate branch of the family.

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