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noun, feminine

plainte

/plɛ̃t/

noun, feminine/plɛ̃t/plural: plaintes

complaint; moan, groan; (criminal) complaint

Inherited from Old French plainte, pleinte (from the feminine past participle of plaindre, pleindre), corresponding to a Medieval Latin plancta, from Latin planctus.

plainte — French Dictionary | Passage