MALCONTENTS

Noun

malcontents

plural of malcontent.

Verb

malcontents

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malcontent

Source: Wiktionary


MALCONTENT

Mal"con*tent`, a. Etym: [F., fr. mal ill + content. See Malice, Content.]

Definition: discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government. [Written also malecontent.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. Milner.

Mal"con*tent`, n. Etym: [F. malcontent.]

Definition: One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who express his discontent by words or overt acts. Spenser. Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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