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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