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plaidoyer (iou)



plaidoyer noun. rare. Pl. pronounced same. M17.
[French, lit. 'a pleading', use as noun of inf. of verb 'to plead', from plaid PLEA noun.]
An advocate's speech. Also gen., a pleading, a plea.
R. Crossman Harold made a very long and not very persuasive plaidoyer.