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attainture

noun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin attinctūra, used to translate Old French ateint, from Vulgar Latin *attinctus (perfect passive participle of Latin attingō).

  1. derived from attingō
  2. derived from *attinctus✻
  3. borrowed from attinctūra

Definitions

  1. A state of being found guilty of an offence.

    • […] thus, I fear, at last Hume’s knavery will be the duchess’ wreck, And her attainture will be Humphrey’s fall:

  2. Imputation of dishonour.

    • […] you may come, And take more strickt directions from his highnesse, Then he thinkes fit his letters should containe, Without the least attainture of your valure;

  3. Unhealthy bodily condition.

    • […] if the infirmitie b[e] old and dangerous, or if there b[e] any attainture in the Lungs or L[i]uer […]

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