taintmentn.
rare.† 1. = attaintment n., attaint n. Obsolete.
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society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > attainder
tainder1469
attainder1473
attaintment1549
attainturea1552
corruption of blood1563
attincturec1575
attaindure1577
attaint1597
taintment1614
attaindrie1628
1614 T. Godwin Romanæ Historiæ Anthologia iii. iii. v. 142 Taintments of treason against any person of state.
2. Contamination, defiling tincture.
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society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [noun] > a moral blemish or stain
smitOE
wem?c1225
tachec1330
spot1340
wrinklea1400
tackc1425
iron mould1584
iron mole1599
soil1600
taintment1633
smirch1862
1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 14) 897 That is a rare eye..that can mingle it selfe with sordid corruptions, and receive no taintment.
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