attaint pa. pple & ppl adjective.ME.
[Old French ataint, ateint pa. pple of ataindre, ateindre ATTAIN verb: later infl. by TAINT verb.]
1. Convicted, attainted. ME-M18.

2. Affected with sickness, passion, etc.; infected. ME-E16.

3. Exhausted, overcome. LME-E16.

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attaint noun. [ǝ'teɪnt] ME.
[Old French atainte, ateinte use as noun of fem. pa. pple of ataindre, ateindre ATTAIN verb.]
1. Exhaustion, fatigue. (Cf. ATTAINT pa. pple & ppl adjective 3.) rare. ME-L16.
■ Shakespeare Henry V He..freshly looks, and over-bears attaint With cheerful semblance and sweet majesty.

2. The act of touching or hitting, esp. in jousting. Cf. earlier TAINT noun 1. arch. E16.

3. A contusion or wound on the leg of a horse, esp. one caused by overreaching. E16-M18.

4. Law (now Hist.). The process of convicting a jury for having given a false verdict, and reversing the verdict. E16.

5. a. (A temptation to) a dishonourable act. Only in M16.
b. Imputation or touch of dishonour; stain. L16.
■ D. G. Rossetti Among the faults..Are two so grave that some attaint is brought Unto the greatness of his soul thereby.

6. = ATTAINDER noun 1. Only in 17.

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attaint verb trans. [ǝ'teɪnt] ME.
[from ATTAINT adjective: infl. by TAINT verb.]
1. Touch, reach, strike; accomplish, get at. ME-M16.

2. Convict, prove guilty. LME-M18.

3. Subject to attainder. LME.
■ Hobbes To be attainted is, that his Blood be held in Law, as stained and corrupted.
■ H. P. Brougham On Edward IV's victory, they unanimously attainted Henry IV.

4. Accuse of crime, dishonour, etc. arch. E16.
■ W. D. Howells Who are you to attaint me of unworthy motives?

5. Affect or infect with disease, contagion, corruption, etc.; sully, taint. E16.
■ J. Skelton They be so attaynted With coveytous and ambycyon.
■ Spenser Lest she with blame her honour should attaint.
■ Dryden The same shivering sweat his lord attaints.
■ De Quincey Even to have kicked an outsider might have been held to attaint the foot.

■ attaintment noun (rare) conviction, attainder M16.

■ attainture noun conviction; attainder; imputation of dishonour, stain: M16-M17.

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