attingent

attingent
attingence, attingency, n.
/euh tin"jeuhnt/, adj. Archaic.
touching; in contact.
[1570-80; < L attingent- (s. of attingens touching, prp. of attingere), equiv. to at- AT- + -ting- (comb. form of tang- touch) + -ent- -ENT]

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