\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.

\A*dul"ter*ine\, n.
An illegitimate child. [R.]