contraremonstrant

noun

con·​tra·​remonstrant

¦kän‧trə+

: one who makes a contraremonstrance

Word History

Etymology

New Latin contraremonstrant-, contraremonstrans, from Latin contra- + New Latin remonstrant-, remonstrans

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