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PLACET
Etymology
Noun
placet (plural placets)
A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
• J. P. Peters
Interjection
placet
Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
Anagrams
• caplet
Source: Wiktionary
Pla"cet, n. Etym: [L. placet it pleases.]
1. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.
2. The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance. Shipley. The king . . . annulled the royal placet. J. P. Peters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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