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See also: Remonstrant
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
remonstrant (plural remonstrants)
- One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations.
Adjective[edit]
remonstrant (comparative more remonstrant, superlative most remonstrant)
- Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Remonstrant (dated, superseded)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin remōnstrāns. The religious meaning derives from the Remonstrance provided to the States of Holland in 1610, after remonstrantie.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
remonstrant m (plural remonstranten, diminutive remonstrantje n)
- Remonstrant (Arminian) [from 1610]
- (obsolete) remonstrant, objector [16th–17th c.]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Remonstrant
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