remonstrant

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 ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Remonstrant (dated, superseded) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin remōnstrāns.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