Idiom
bar sinister
Meaning
The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He felt ashamed of his bar sinister.”
“In the old novel, the character struggled to inherit the family estate because of his bar sinister.”
“Despite his many accomplishments and his clear talent for leadership, the shadow of his bar sinister prevented him from ever ascending to the throne.”
Examples
simple
“He felt ashamed of his bar sinister.”
contextual
“In the old novel, the character struggled to inherit the family estate because of his bar sinister.”
complex
“Despite his many accomplishments and his clear talent for leadership, the shadow of his bar sinister prevented him from ever ascending to the throne.”
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