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."
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]remonstrance — see remonstrance
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “remonstration”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.