n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' tach-m ə nt
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : a seizure by legal process also : the writ or precept commanding such seizure
2 a : the state of being personally attached : FIDELITY < attachment to a cause> b : affectionate regard <a deep attachment to nature>
3 : a device attached to a machine or implement
4 : the physical connection by which one thing is attached to another
5 : the process of physically attaching