different between disgrace vs attainture

English

Etymology

From Middle French disgracier.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s???e?s/, /d?z???e?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s???e?s/
• Rhymes: -e?s

Noun

disgrace (countable and uncountable, plural disgraces)

1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.

   Synonyms: dishonor, ignominy

3. (countable) Something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.
4. (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.

Synonyms

• misgrace (far less common)

Related terms

• disgraceful
• disgraceless

Translations

Verb

disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced)

1. (transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.

Translations

Further reading

• disgrace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• disgrace in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin attinct?ra, used to translate Old French ateint, from Vulgar Latin *attinctus (perfect passive participle of Latin atting?).

Noun

attainture (plural attaintures)

1. (obsolete) A state of being found guilty of an offence.

   Synonyms: attainder, attaintment, condemnation

   • c. 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act I, Scene 2,^[1]

     […] thus, I fear, at last

     Hume’s knavery will be the duchess’ wreck,

     And her attainture will be Humphrey’s fall:

   • 1637, Philemon Holland (translator), Britain, or A Chorographicall Description […] by William Camden, London: George Latham, “The O-Neales, and their rebellions in our time,” p. 122,^[2]

     The title and place of Earle of Tir-Oen was presently granted: but as touching the inheritance, considering that upon the forfaiture and attainture of Shan O-Neale the Kings of England were invested therein, the matter was referred unto Queene Elizabeth:

2. (obsolete) Imputation of dishonour.

   Synonyms: attainder, disgrace

   • 1608, George Chapman, The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron, London: Thomas Thorppe, Act III, Scene 1,^[3]

     […] you may come,

     And take more strickt directions from his highnesse,

     Then he thinkes fit his letters should containe,

     Without the least attainture of your valure;

   • 1644, John Milton, The Judgement of Martin Bucer […] now Englisht, London, “To the Parliament,”^[4]

     […] they must dig up the good name of these prime worthies […] and brand them as the Papists did thir bodies; and those thir pure unblamable spirits, which live not only in heaven, but in thir writings, they must attaint with new attaintures which no Protestant ever before aspers’t them with.

3. (obsolete) Unhealthy bodily condition.

   Synonym: disease

   • 1630, Gervase Markham, Markhams Faithfull Farrier, London: Michael Sparke, “Another Receipt for any extraordinary Cold, dry Cough, or pursicknesse in a Horse […] ,” p. 68,^[5]

     […] if the infirmitie b[e] old and dangerous, or if there b[e] any attainture in the Lungs or L[i]uer […]

   • 1676, John Halfpenny, The Gentlemans Jockey, London: Hen. Twyford and Nath. Brook, “General Observations, Helps and advertisements, for any man when he goeth about to buy an Horse,” p. 34,^[6]

     But because there is but one Truth, and one perfection, I will, under the description of the perfect Horse, that is untainted, shew all the imperfections and attaintures, that either nature or mischance can put upon the Horse of greatest deformity.

Related terms

• attaint