Plain"tiff , a. See Plaintive.
[Obs.]
Prior.
Plain"tiff (?), n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French
equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive.]
(Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an
injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.
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