supposititious /suh-'pah-zuh-TISH-us/ - 1a. fraudulently substituted : spurious b. (of a child) falsely presented as a genuine heir : illegitimate 2a. imaginary b. of the nature of or based on a supposition : hypothetical
The 2b definition is the one I supposed (see what I did there?) when I saw this new WOTD, but the 1a and 1b definitions make more sense based on its etymology. Before I apply the 1b definition to myself based on reading too broadly the part following the colon, I should realize that I have never presented myself, nor been presented, as an heir of my unmet biological father, nor as a rival to his "legitimate" offspring.
"Bastard" still feels true, though. Must remember the truth:
My name is "Child of the One True King"!
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