Bible Dictionaries
Plaint

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing.

(2):

(n.) Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.

(3):

(n.) An accusation or protest on account of an injury.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plaint'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plaint.html. 1828.