attainted

English

Etymology

From attaint +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈteɪntɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈteɪntəd/

Verb

attainted

1. simple past and past participle of attaint

Adjective

attainted (comparative more attainted, superlative most attainted)

1. Subject to attainder; condemned to death or outlawry, hence stripped of one's titles, hereditary rights, or possessions.
   • 2000, George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam, published 2011, page 383:

     The king stands in your father's place, since your brother is an attainted traitor.

   • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 228:

     Besides, Suffolk, attainted – stripped of his hereditary title – was no longer a member of the nobility, merely ‘Ed. Rebel’.

2. (now rare) Tainted, corrupted.

Derived terms

• unattainted