remonstration
(rɛmənˈstreɪʃən)
[a. obs. F. remonstration, or ad. med.L. remonstrātiōn-em, n. of action f. remonstrāre to remonstrate.]
1. The action of remonstrating, remonstrance, expostulation; an instance of this.
The early examples may strictly belong to sense 2.
| c 1489 Caxton Blanchardyn xvii. 53 How the proude pucelle in amours, after dyuers and many remonstracions made by her maystres vnto her, bygan to wexe moderate. 1491 ― Vitas Patr. (W. de W. 1495) ii. 180/2 The brother by these remonstracyons toke at his herte so grete contrycyon that he obteyned the mercy of god. 1824 in Spirit Pub. Jrnls. (1825) 254 They went down stairs to the bar, and began a remonstration with the landlord. 1828 Landor Imag. Conv., Victor Saez & Netto III. 39 Where demonstrations come in the van, remonstrations come in the rear. 1882 Harper's Mag. Jan. 243/1 He went many times over the case of his wife,..his own repeated remonstration. |
† 2. Demonstration; an instance of this. Obs.
| 1586 Whetstone Eng. Mirr. 116 The remonstration of the civill warres, bloudshed and many grievous calamities, which..afflicted this small kingdome. 1629 Wadsworth Pilgr. iii. 12 They begun a remonstration of their rules, and orders, and observations. a 1640 Jackson Creed x. ii. §3 The deduction, or remonstration of this demonstrative inference is clear to any artist, to any reasonable man. |