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remonstrance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Remonstrance \Re*mon"strance\ (-m?n"strans), n. [Cf. OF remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See {Remonstrate}.] 1. The act of remonstrating; as: a A pointing out manifestation; proof; demonstration. [Obs.] You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let him be so lost. --Shak. b Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something protest; expostulation. 2. (R.C.Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: remonstrance n : an expression of opposition to a course of action [syn: {expostulation}, {objection}]
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