| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 1st ed. (1771) | ATTAINER | cross-reference | 36 | vol. 1, p. 503 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ① ATTAINER | article | 3,431 | vol. 3, p. 215 | |
| 7th ed. (1842) | ① ATTAINER | article | 1,808 | vol. 4, p. 139 | substantially revised · J 0.36 |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ② ATTAINER | article | 4,734 | vol. 4, p. 186 | |