† plause Obs. rare.
[ad. L. plaus-us (u- stem), vbl. n. f. plaudĕre to applaud.]
Applause.
| c 1540 tr. Pol. Verg. Eng. Hist. (Camden No. 29) 188 So desyrus was he to prowle after vaine plause and congratulation. a 1662 Heylin Laud ii. 396 To gain to themselves the popular plause of meekness and mildness. |