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; remonstrate ) + -ance -ance

Example Sentences

I'd be glad to see others take up the torch of remonstrance and dissent.

From Salon

“I say, you know!” muttered Joe, shaking his head at me in very serious remonstrance.

From Literature

There is a method to all the remonstrance.

From New York Times

“Despite years of remonstrance on my part, he still commits this offense.”

From New York Times

My own wife, sipping at her Oregon pinot noir, strikes a precise replica of the Cersei smile as she bangs out e-mail remonstrances to her colleagues.

From The New Yorker