[1530–40; attaint + -ure, modeled on ML attinctūra]This word is first recorded in the period 1530–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: illegitimate, rigid, saturate, scene, starter-ure an abstract-noun suffix of action, result, and instrument, occurring in loanwordsfrom French and Latin. Other words that use the affix -ure include: exposure, figure, picture, suture, texture