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Rareattaint
The correct spelling is attaint.
How to pronounce attaint
noun
IPA: /əˈteɪnt/
Say it like: Att-ayn-t
The correct spelling is attaint. A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
- 2.A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow
- 3.The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict
verb
- 1.To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
- 2.To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
- 3.To taint; to corrupt, sully.
adjective
- 1.Convicted, attainted.
- 2.Attainted; corrupted.
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