At*tain"ment (?), n. 1.
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the
act of obtaining by efforts.
The attainment of every desired object.
Sir W. Jones.
2. That which is attained to, or obtained by
exertion; acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements; knowledge;
as, literary and scientific attainments.