remonstration
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.[1]
Noun
editremonstration (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
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editremonstrance — see remonstrance
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “remonstration”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.