plaint
/pleɪnt/noun
1- Law, Brit. an accusation; a charge【律】〈英〉起诉; 诉状。
1.1
- chiefly poetic/literary a complaint; a lamentation〈主诗/文〉抱怨; 悲叹。
词源
Middle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre 'complain'， or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus 'beating of the breast'.