Obs. [ad. L. attribūt-us, pa. pple. of attribuĕre, f. at-, ad- to + tribuĕre to assign, bestow, grant, yield, deliver. After the formation of the verb to attribute, the regular attributed gradually took its place as pa. pple., and attribute not being needed as an adj. became obs. Cf. -ATE2.] Attributed; assigned, given.
1398. Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., I. (1495), 5. Power is appropryd to the fader . to the sone wysdome is attrybute: and to the holy ghost is attrybute grace.
1539. Tonstall, Serm. Palme Sund. (1823), 51. All these honorable names be attribute by theym vnto hym.
1599. Thynne, Animadv., 48. Heccate, which name is attribute to Diana.
