remonstration

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin remōnstrātiō.

Noun

remonstration (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrations)

1. 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

• remonstrance

Related terms

• remonstrance
• remonstrate

Translations

remonstrance — see remonstrance