A formal protest or public display of objection; also, the act of demonstrating or protesting.
From Latin demonstrare (to show) + -ance (a suffix forming nouns indicating a state or action). Related to demonstrate and demonstrant, this term emphasizes the act of showing or displaying grievance.
Demonstrance is an archaic word now mostly replaced by 'demonstration' or 'protest,' but it survived in the phrase 'remonstrance' (a formal protest), showing how sometimes only the modified versions of words stick around in English.
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