"doléance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-doléance.wav Forms: doléances [plural]
Etymology: Formed from Middle French douliance, itself from doulant, the present participle of the verb douloir, Old French doloir (corresponding to Latin dolēntem, present participle of doleō (“to suffer”)), and the suffix -ance. The -é- is of uncertain origin; it was possibly recreated based on the model of créance, échéance. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*delh₁-}}, {{inh|fr|frm|douliance}} Middle French douliance, {{der|fr|la|dolēns|dolēntem}} Latin dolēntem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} doléance f (plural doléances)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) grievance; complaint Tags: feminine, in-plural Derived forms: cahier de doléance [historical] Related terms: condoléance
    Sense id: en-doléance-fr-noun-~taLeEjw Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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