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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 707 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PLAINTIFF  , one who brings a " plaint " (See also:

Low See also:Lat. plancta plangere, See also:beat the See also:breast, lament), the name, in See also:law, of the party who brings an See also:action against another, who is called the See also:Authentic Modes . i, Dorian, *D, E, , G, A, B, C, D . 3 . Phrygian, *E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E. g . Lydian, * F, G, A, B . C, D, E, F . 7 . Mixolydian, *G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G . C . Aeolian, *A, 13, C, D, E, F, G, A . r s . Locrian, *B2, D, E, F, C, A, B .

13 . Ionian, *C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C .

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