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Definitions for Plaint
[1] a complaint.
[2] Law . a statement of grievance made to a court for the purpose of asking redress.
[3] a lament; lamentation.
[4] archaic a complaint or lamentation
[5] law a statement in writing of grounds of complaint made to a court of law and asking for redress of the grievance
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
Word origin for Plaint
C13: from Old French plainte, from Latin planctus lamentation, from plangere to beat
Synonyms for Plaint
complaining, dirge, elegy, grieving, jeremiad, keen, keening, lament, moan, moaning, mourning, requiem, sob, sobbing, sorrow, tears, threnody, ululation, wail, wailing, weeping