A formal expression of grief, complaint, or regret; a lamentation or grievance officially stated.
From Old French 'doleance' meaning 'complaint' or 'lamentation,' derived from Latin 'dolentia' (suffering, grief), related to 'dolere' (to grieve).
The 'Cahiers de doléances' (Books of Grievances) from 1789 France were literally written collections of complaints from all social classes—they're basically the original petition forms!
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