attingent

[ uh-tin-juhnt ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. touching; in contact.

Other Words From

• at·tingence at·tingen·cy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of attingent¹

1570–80; < Latin attingent- (stem of attingēns touching, present participle of attingere ), equivalent to at- at- + -ting- (combining form of tang- touch) + -ent- -ent