plaintiff

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈpleɪntɪf/

Definition of plaintiff

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (UK, historical)A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

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Etymology

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.

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