n. [ OF. demonstrance. ] Demonstration; proof. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. monstrantia, fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See Monster. ] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See Remonstrate. ]
You may marvel why I . . . would not rather
Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power
Than let him be so lost. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]