placita
plural of placitum
• capital, palatic
Source: Wiktionary
Plac"i*tum, n.; pl. Placita. Etym: [LL. See Placit.]
1. A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of state. Brande & C.
2. (Old Eng. Law)
Definition: A court, or cause in court.
3. (Law)
Definition: A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
