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Princeton's WordNet

1. plaint(noun)

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

2. lament, lamentation, plaint, wail(noun)

   a cry of sorrow and grief

   "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

Wiktionary

1. plaint(Noun)

   A lament or woeful cry.

2. plaint(Noun)

   A complaint.

3. plaint(Noun)

   An accusation.

   Once the plaint had been made there was nothing that could be done to revoke it.

Origin: plainte, from plainte, plaint, and pleinte, pleint (modern French plainte), from plancta, planctus, from plangere; see plain.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

1. Plaint(n.s.)

   1. Lamentation; complaint; lament.

   Then pour out plaint, and in one word say this;
   Helpless his plaint, who spoils himself of bliss. Philip Sidney.

   Bootless are plaints, and cureless are my wounds. William Shakespeare.

   From inward grief
   His bursting passion into plaints thus pour’d. John Milton.

   2. Exprobration of injury.

   There are three just grounds of war with Spain; one of the plaint, two upon defence. Francis Bacon.

   3. Expression of sorrow.

   How many childrens plaints, and mother’s cries! Daniel.

   Where though I mourn my matchless loss alone,
   And none between my weakness judge and me;
   Yet even these gentle walls allow my moan,
   Whose doleful echoes to my plaints agree. Henry Wotton.

   Listening where the hapless pair
   Sat in their sad discourse, and various plaint,
   Thence gather’d his own doom. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   For her relief,
   Vext with the long expressions of my grief,
   Receive these plaints. Edmund Waller.

Origin: plainte, French.

ChatGPT

1. plaint

   A plaint is a formal legal complaint, petition, or statement of grievances filed in a court of law expressing the details of a claim, accusation, or lawsuit, in order to seek redress or justice. Sometimes, it is also used outside the legal context to generally denote an expression of grief or sorrow.

Webster Dictionary

1. Plaint(noun)

   audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament

2. Plaint(noun)

   an accusation or protest on account of an injury

3. Plaint(noun)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

1. Plaint

   plānt, n. lamentation: complaint: a sad song: (law) the exhibiting of an action in writing by a complainant.—adj. Plaint′ful, complaining: expressing sorrow.—n. Plaint′iff (Eng. law), one who commences a suit against another—opp. to Defendant.—adj. Plaint′ive, complaining: expressing sorrow: sad.—adv. Plaint′ively.—n. Plaint′iveness.—adj. Plaint′less, without complaint: unrepining. [O. Fr. pleinte (Fr. plainte)—L. planctus—plangĕre, planctum, to lament.]

Matched Categories

1. • Allegation
   • Complaint

Usage in printed sources

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Anagrams for plaint »

1. pliant

How to pronounce plaint?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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How to say plaint in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plaint in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plaint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9