Associations to the word «Plaint»
Noun
Wiktionary
PLAINT, noun. (poetic or archaic) A lament or woeful cry.
PLAINT, noun. A complaint.
PLAINT, noun. (archaic or UK legal) An accusation.
Dictionary definition
PLAINT, noun. (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed.
PLAINT, noun. A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.