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pleintive (1260)
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The form plaintive is a cross reference to the following entry:

pleintive (1260)

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plaintive,  pleintife,  pleyntive  
  FEW:  plangere *9,17a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  plaint (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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femalelawfemale plaintiff, prosecutor (in court), woman who brings a complaint: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  si gist le bref la ou la plaintive ad partie e partie nient  Brev Plac 45
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et a ceo purra la pleintive respoundre et dire, qe la tenaunte a tort ceo dit, car ele ne fu mie sa femme  BRITT ii 272

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See also:

aplaindre  pleignement1  pleigneor  pleindre  pleinement1  pleinte  pleintement  pleintif  pleintur 
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