attainturen.
/əˈteɪntjʊə/ 1. = attaintment n., attainder n.
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society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > attainder
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corruption of blood1563
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a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 60 It was the Lord Lovel's Pocession. Sens by Attainture it cam by Gifte to Knolls.
1580 Baret's Aluearie (rev. ed.) A 694 Attaynture, or bloud stained and corrupted, Sanies,..Tinctura,..Attinctura.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. ii. 106 Her Attainture, will be Humphreyes fall. View more context for this quotation
a1655 R. Hall in T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. (1655) III. v. 110 At his attainture the King's Officers seised on all he had.
2. figurative. Imputation of dishonour; stain.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun]
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smutting1621
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black wash1856
smirching1862
blear1868
smudging1873
1608 G. Chapman Trag. Duke of Byron iii, in Conspiracie Duke of Byron sig. L3 Without the least attainture of your valure.
1644 J. Milton in tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce To Parl. sig. B4v Thir pure unblamable spirits..they must attaint with new attaintures.
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