Associations to the word «Attaint»
Noun
- Treason
- Jacobite
- Peerage
- Barony
- Felony
- Marquess
- Rising
- Earl
- Myles
- Neville
- Buckingham
- Montagu
- Traitor
- Viscount
- Welles
- Northumberland
- Stafford
- Baronetcy
- Cromwell
- Warwick
- Heir
- Pembroke
- Writ
- Baron
- Gloucester
- Beaufort
- Exeter
- Lacy
- Salisbury
- Erskine
- Dorset
- Suffolk
- Wilton
- Norfolk
- Devon
- Rebellion
- Parliament
- Corruption
- Edmund
- Shrewsbury
- Cornwall
- Baroness
- Woodstock
- Dunbar
- Lennox
- Nobles
- Talbot
- Surrey
- Estate
- Mortimer
- Eldest
- Duke
- Clarence
- Countess
- Inquisition
- Drummond
- Somerset
- Boyd
- Edward
- Title
- Honour
- Ralph
- Grey
- Vii
- Crown
- Grandson
- Clifford
- Worcester
- Brooke
- Punishment
- Lancaster
- Henry
- Verdict
- Loyalist
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ATTAINT, adjective. (obsolete) Convicted, attainted.
ATTAINT, adjective. (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.
ATTAINT, verb. (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
ATTAINT, verb. (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
ATTAINT, verb. (now rare) To taint; to corrupt, sully.
ATTAINT, noun. (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
ATTAINT, noun. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow
ATTAINT, noun. (obsolete) (legal) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict
Dictionary definition
ATTAINT, verb. Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime".
ATTAINT, verb. Condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted".
Wise words
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