plaint
[ pleynt ]
/ pleɪnt /
noun
a complaint.
Law. a statement of grievance made to a court for the purpose of asking redress.
a lament; lamentation.
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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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