plaint
pronunciation
How to pronounce plaint in British English:
UK [pleɪnt]
How to pronounce plaint in American English:
US [plent]
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- Noun:
- a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Word Origin
- plaint (n.)
- "expression of sorrow," c. 1200, from Old French plainte "lament, lamentation" (12c.), from Latin planctus "lamentation, wailing, beating of the breast," from past participle stem of plangere "to lament, to strike" (see plague (n.)). Connecting notion probably is beating one's breast in grief.