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• remonstrance
  remonstrance

  noun

  an act or instance of remonstrating.
• Remonstrance
  Remonstrance

  noun

  See Grand Remonstrance

remonstrance

American  

[ri-mon-struhns] / rɪˈmɒn strəns /

noun

1. an act or instance of remonstrating.

2. a protest.

   deaf to remonstrances.

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Remonstrance ¹ British  

/ rɪˈmɒnstrəns /

noun

1. See Grand Remonstrance

2. the statement of Arminian principles drawn up in 1610 in Gouda in the Netherlands

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remonstrance ² British  

/ rɪˈmɒnstrəns /

noun

1. the act of remonstrating; protestation

2. a protest or reproof, esp a petition presented in protest against something

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Other Word Forms

• nonremonstrance
  noun

Etymology

Origin of remonstrance

1470–80; < Middle French, equivalent to remonstr ( er ) (< Medieval Latin remōnstrāre to point out; see remonstrate) + -ance -ance

Explanation

A remonstrance is an objection or protest, the expression of earnest opposition. Just like a protest, PETA members might hold a remonstrance outside a fashion show of a luxury fur and leather designer. Notable remonstrances include the "Five Articles of Remonstrance" (1610), protesting the Calvinist doctrine of predestination; the "Great Remonstrance" (1641), presented to the English people by Parliament, detailing the "evils" of King Charles I; the "Flushing Remonstrance" (1657), protesting a ban on Quaker worship in what would later become New York City; and the "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments" (1786), opposing a bill in the Virginia General Assembly that would levy taxes to pay for religious teachers.

Example Sentences

Remonstrances, petitions, and complaints poured into the Fukuhara mansion.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

Remonstrances and complaints were sent to the faction who governed England, but all was in vain.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances

Remonstrances of Mr. Drake, the British minister, to the Senate of Genoa on the subject of neutrality.

From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Randolph, Francis

Remonstrances had very little effect, and I was compelled to provide a new sun, moon, and earth for every, lecture.

From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George

Remonstrances proving of no avail, he was left behind with two guides, who were much disgusted with the arrangement.

From An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc by Mesurier, W. H. le