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Definition of Remonstrance
1. Noun. The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest.
Generic synonyms: Communicating, Communication
Derivative terms: Expostulate, Object
Definition of Remonstrance
1. n. The act of remonstrating
Definition of Remonstrance
1. Noun. A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, protest or objection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Remonstrance
1. monstrance [n -S] - See also: monstrance
Medical Definition of Remonstrance
1. 1. The act of remonstrating; as: A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration. "You may marvel why I . . . Would not rather Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let him be so lost." (Shak) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation. 2. Same as Monstrance. Origin: Cf. OF. Remonstrance, F. Remonstrance. See Remonstrate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remonstrance
Literary usage of Remonstrance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1876)
"Their remonstrance was put forward to stem the returning tide of loyalty, which
not only threatened to obstruct the further progress of their endeavors, ..."
2. Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer, Under Other Signatures, (now by Junius, John Mason Good (1812)
"The King's answer to the remonstrance of the city of London*, ... The remonstrance
presented by the city of Westminster is contained in note to Private ..."
3. Junius: including letters by the same writer under other signatures, now by Junius (1814)
"The King's answer to the remonstrance of the city of London*, ... The remonstrance
presented by the city of Westminster is contained in note to Private ..."
4. English Constitutional History from the Teutonic Conquest to the Present Time by Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead (1905)
"Motion to print the remonstrance. Protest of Mr. Palmer. upon their counsels and
... Immediately after the remonstrance had been voted, Mr. Peard, ..."
5. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"This Petition, together with the remonstrance, was presented at Hampton Court
... 15. within few days after both the Petition and remonstrance were by order ..."
6. The History of England from the Accession of James II. by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Hannah More Macaulay Trevelyan (1850)
"It was moved by the opposition, that the House of Commons should present to the
King a remonstrance, enumerating the faults of his administration from the ..."
7. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"But the remonstrance was not merely a review of the past ; it contained also ...
By a majority of eleven votes only (159-148) the remonstrance was carried. ..."
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