Attainted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈteɪntɪd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Attainted is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of attaint.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of attaint.
More Meanings
- Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions.
- (now rare) Tainted, corrupted.
Example Sentences
The king stands in your father's place, since your brother is an attainted traitor.
Besides, Suffolk, attainted – stripped of his hereditary title – was no longer a member of the nobility, merely ‘Ed. Rebel’.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disgrace, dishonour, shame, dishonor, condemned, accursed.
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