Attaint Definition
ə-tānt
attainted, attainting, attaints
verb
attainted, attainting
To impart a stigma to; disgrace.
American Heritage
To punish by attainder.
Webster's New World
To pass a sentence of attainder against.
American Heritage
To disgrace or dishonor.
Webster's New World
To infect or corrupt, as with illness or vice.
American Heritage
noun
A disgrace; a stigma.
American Heritage
An attainder.
Webster's New World
Attainder.
American Heritage
A taint; disgrace.
Webster's New World
A touch or hit in tilting.
Webster's New World
Origin of Attaint
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Middle English attainten from Old French ataint past participle of ataindre to affect attain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre.
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