PLAINT

lament, lamentation, plaint, wail

(noun) a cry of sorrow and grief; “their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”

plaint

(noun) (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

plaint (plural plaints)

(poetic or archaic) A lament or woeful cry.

A complaint.

(archaic) A sad song.

(archaic or UK legal) An accusation.

Anagrams

• Taplin, platin, pliant

Source: Wiktionary

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Plaint, n. Etym: [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L. plangere, planctum (plancta, fem. p.p.), to beat, beat the breast, lament. Cf. Complain, Plague, Plangent.]

1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. Chaucer."The Psalmist's mournful plaint." Wordsworth.

2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. Bacon.

3. (Law)

Definition: A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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