gotten N. Amer. or

gotten N. Amer. or
archaic
past participle of get.
Usage
As past participles of get, got and gotten both date back to Middle English. The form gotten is not used today in British English (except in the adjective ill-gotten) but it is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard.

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