Main Entry: at·tach·ment

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈtach-mənt\

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