noun
plaint
Plaint (noun) means a complaint.
noun
1
A complaint.
2
A lament or woeful cry.
3
An accusation.
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Etymology
From Middle English plainte, borrowed from Anglo-Norman plainte (“lamentation”), plaint (“lament”), and Old French pleinte (“lamentation”), pleint (“lament”) (modern French plainte), from Medieval Latin plancta (“plaint”), from Latin planctus (“a beating of the breast in lamentation, beating, lamentation”), from Latin plango (“to beat one's breast, to lament”); see plain.
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What is the meaning of plaint?
"plaint" (noun) means a complaint.
What are the different meanings of plaint?
"plaint" has 3 main meanings: 1. A complaint; 2. A lament or woeful cry; 3. An accusation.