plaint

Meanings

Plural: plaints

Noun

(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
a cry of sorrow and grief
A complaint.
A lament or woeful cry.
A sad song.
An accusation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English plainte, borrowed from Anglo-Norman plainte (“lamentation”), plaint (“lament”), and Old French pleinte (“lamentation”), pleint (“lament”) (modern French plainte), from Medieval Latin plancta (“plaint”), from Latin planctus (“a beating of the breast in lamentation, beating, lamentation”), from Latin plango (“I beat the breast, I lament”); see plain.

Synonyms

lament, lamentation, wail

Scrabble Score: 8

plaint is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
plaint is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plaint is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

plaint is a valid Words With Friends word