atteint
atteint is the alternative form of attaint.
Meaning of attaint
Noun
attaint (plural attaints)
- A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
- This politic selection did not alter the fortune of the field, the challengers were still successful: one of their antagonists was overthrown, and both the others failed in the “attaint”, that is, in striking the helmet and shield of their antagonist firmly and strongly, with the lance held in a...1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co....
- A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
- The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.
Forms of atteint
| plural | atteints |
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Questions about atteint
- What is atteint the alternative form of?
- Atteint is the alternative form of attaint.
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