noun
( BrE ) = plaintiff
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French complaignant , present participle of complaindre to lament, from medieval Latin complangere bewail, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere to lament.
noun
( BrE ) = plaintiff
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French complaignant , present participle of complaindre to lament, from medieval Latin complangere bewail, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere to lament.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005