attainture
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attainture
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From Medieval Latin attinctūra, used to translate Old French ateint, from Vulgar Latin *attinctus (perfect passive participle of Latin attingō).
noun attaintures
- 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:
- 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;
- 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 […]
