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placet

/ˈpleɪsɛt/

placet noun: a vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.

Noun

placet (plural placets)

  1. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
  2. The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
    • The king […] annulled the royal placet.1882, J. P. Peter (translator), Political History of Recent Times, 1816-1875: With Special Reference to Germany originally by Wilhelm Müller

Interjection

  1. Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.

Forms of placet

pluralplacets

Origin of placet

Latin placet (“it is pleasing”), inflection of placeō (“to be pleasing”).

Questions about placet

What does placet mean?
Placet means a vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
What part of speech is placet?
Placet can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce placet?
Placet is pronounced /ˈpleɪsɛt/.
What is the plural of placet?
The plural of placet is placets.

Words near placet in the dictionary

  1. placeshift
  2. placeshifted
  3. placeshifting
  4. placeshifts
  5. placest
  6. placet
  7. placeth
  8. placets
  9. placewoman
  10. placewomen
  11. Plachutta

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