remonstrance
[ ri-mon-struh ns ]
/ rɪˈmɒn strəns /
noun
an act or instance of remonstrating.
a protest: deaf to remonstrances.
Origin of remonstrance
1470–80; < Middle French, equivalent to
remonstr(er) (< Medieval Latin
remōnstrāre to point out; see
remonstrate) +
-ance
-ance
OTHER WORDS FROM remonstrance
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British Dictionary definitions for remonstrance (1 of 2)
remonstrance
/ (rɪˈmɒnstrəns) /
noun
the act of remonstrating; protestation
a protest or reproof, esp a petition presented in protest against something
British Dictionary definitions for remonstrance (2 of 2)
Remonstrance
/ (rɪˈmɒnstrəns) /
noun history
the statement of Arminian principles drawn up in 1610 in Gouda in the Netherlands