PLAINT


Meaning of PLAINT in English

n. 1 Brit. Law an accusation; a charge. 2 literary or archaic a complaint; a lamentation.

[ ME f. OF plainte fem. past part. of plaindre, and OF plaint f. L planctus (as PLAIN(2)) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.