remonstration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.[1]
Noun[edit]
remonstration (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrations)
- Earnest protest or objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.
- 1903, Frank Norris, chapter 3, in The Pit:
- His voice full of remonstration, he repeated continually: "Time's up, gentlemen. Go on now and get your lunch. Lunch time now. Go on now, or I'll have to report you. Time's up."
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Translations[edit]
remonstrance — see remonstrance
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “remonstration”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.