plaintiff
Etymology
From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.
noun
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(law, UK historical, otherwise current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
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