Remonstrance
Pronunciation : Re*mon"strance (-mn"strans)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. OF. remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See Remonstrate.]
Definition : 1. The act of remonstrating; as: (a) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration. [Obs.] You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let him be so lost. Shak.
(b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation.
2. (R.C.Ch.)
Defn: Same as Monstrance.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913