a statement in writing of grounds of complaint made to a court of law and asking for redress of the grievance
Word origin
C13: from Old French plainte, from Latin planctus lamentation, from plangere to beat
plaint in American English
(pleɪnt)
noun
1. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
lamentation; lament
2.
a complaint or grievance
Word origin
ME plainte < OFr < L planctus, lamentation, loud banging < pp. of plangere, to beat the breast, lament < IE base *plag-, to strike > flaw2, Gr plēssein, to strike
Examples of 'plaint' in a sentence
plaint
A faint cry, like a cat's plaint, came from the tent behind the creche.