ˈtaintment rare.
[f. taint v.1 + -ment.]
† 1. = attaintment, attaint. Obs.
1613 T. Godwin Rom. Antiq. (1658) 217 Taintments of treason against any person of state. |
2. Contamination, defiling tincture.
1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter ii. 14 That is a rare eye..that can mingle itself with sordid corruptions, and receive no taintment. |