Defn: See Greggoe.
GRIEVABLE
Griev"a*ble, a.
Defn: Lamentable. [Obs.]
GRIEVANCE
Griev"ance, n. Etym: [OF. grcvance. See Grieve, v. t.]
1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.
2. Grieving; grief; affliction. The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked. Milton.
Syn.
— Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.
GRIEVANCER
Griev"an*cer, n.
Defn: One who occasions a grievance; one who gives ground for
complaint. [Obs.]
Petition . . . against the bishops as grand grievancers. Fuller.
GRIEVE; GREEVE
Grieve, Greeve, n. Etym: [AS. ger. Cf. Reeve an officer.]