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Where does “remonstrance” come from?

Remonstrance comes from Middle French remonstrance, meaning a forceful protest or objection presented to someone in authority.

remonstrance (English): A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually...

Definitions

  1. A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually...

Ancestry of “remonstrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchremonstranceremonstration; remonstrance
2Old Frenchremonstrance—
3Latinremonstrantia—
Every word from Latin remonstrantia →