Adulterine \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. Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, n. An illegitimate child. [R.]
adulterine adj : conceived in adultery