remonstrance means A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
remonstrance is pronounced /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/.
Why “remonstrance” is a great word
REMONSTRANCE — [Noun] A formal, reasoned statement of protest or objection, especially one presented in writing to an authority. From Middle French remonstrance, from Old French, from Medieval Latin remonstrantia, from remonstrare ("to demonstrate, show"), from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare ("to show"). First attested in English in the late 15th century. Unlike a "protest," which can be a shout in the street, or an "objection," which is often a swift interjection, a remonstrance is a deliberate architecture of dissent. It is the sealed parchment delivered to a sovereign's chamber, the meticulously footnoted letter from a subordinate, or the quiet, resolute speech in a chamber where the decision is already made—the last, civilized argument before the breaking point.
noun
- A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.“Moreover, you must remember, even as children, Marie was ever more resolute than myself; and now, how little would she heed remonstrance of mine!”