ATTINGENT

— attingence, attingency , n.

/euh tin"jeuhnt/ , adj. Archaic.

touching; in contact.

[ 1570-80; attingent- (s. of attingens touching, prp. of attingere ), equiv. to at- AT- + -ting- (comb. form of tang- touch) + -ent- -ENT ]