attingent
American
[uh-tin-juhnt]
/ əˈtɪn dʒənt /
adjective
Archaic.
Other Word Forms
- attingence noun
- attingency noun
Etymology
Origin of attingent
1570–80; < Latin attingent- (stem of attingēns touching, present participle of attingere ), equivalent to at- at- + -ting- (combining form of tang- touch) + -ent- -ent
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