What is to make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king Shak called?
complain — To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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