attor

attor, n.n: venom, poison. (AHT-tor / ˈat-tɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of monks looking on as one of their number proffers a chalice to a king on bended knee.
A monk proffers a poisoned chalice to King John of England; England, late 13th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII, f. 5v. [yvonneseale.org]

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