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1
a crying out in grief
- the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village
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2
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
- that taxes are too high is perhaps the most perennial of plaints
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
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The first known use of plaint was in the 13th century
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