Found 2 items, similar to plaint.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plaint plaint n 1: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed 2: a cry of sorrow and grief; “their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward” [syn: lament, lamentation, wail]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plaint Plaint \Plaint\, n. [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L. plangere, planctum (plancta, fem. p. p.), to beat, beat the breast, lament. Cf. Complain, Plague, Plangent.] 1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. --Chaucer.“The Psalmist's mournful plaint.” --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. [1913 Webster] There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]