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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REMON'STRANCE, n.
1. Show; discovery. [Not in use.]
2. Expostulation; strong representation of reasons against a measure, either public or private, and when addressed to a public body, a prince or magistrate, it may be accompanied with a petition or supplication for the removal or prevention of some evil or inconvenience. A party aggrieved presents a remonstrance to the legislature.
3. Pressing suggestions in opposition to a measure or act; as the remonstrances of conscience or of justice.
4. Expostulatory counsel or advice; reproof.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1585 1. an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance; especially a document formally stating such points 2. an act or instance of remonstrating

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of remonstrating. 2 an expostulation or protest. Etymology: ME f. obs. F remonstrance or med.L remonstrantia (as REMONSTRATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Expostulation, protestation.

Moby Thesaurus

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