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plaint

[ pleynt ]
/ pleɪnt /
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noun

a complaint.
Law. a statement of grievance made to a court for the purpose of asking redress.
a lament; lamentation.

Words related to plaint

gripe, sigh, sob, whine, wail, complaint, indictment, allegation, criticism, grievance, objection, protest, accusation, charge, trouble, cry, grouse, beef, lament, grumble

Words nearby plaint

plains indian, plains of abraham, plainsman, plainsong, plainstones, plaint, plaintext, plaintiff, plaintive, plainview, plainville

Origin of plaint

1175–1225; Middle English < Middle French < Latin planctus a striking or beating (the breast) in grief, equivalent to plang(ere) to beat, strike, mourn for + -tus, suffix of v. action
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British Dictionary definitions for plaint

plaint
/ (pleɪnt) /

noun

archaic a complaint or lamentation
law a statement in writing of grounds of complaint made to a court of law and asking for redress of the grievance

Word Origin for plaint

C13: from Old French plainte, from Latin planctus lamentation, from plangere to beat
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