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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
attaint/əˈteɪnt/

▶verb

1 historical subject to attainder.

2 archaic (of a disease) affect or infect.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘touch, attain’): from obs. attaint (adj.), from OFr. ataint, ateint, past part. of ateindre (see attain).

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