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placets

placets is the plural of placet.

Meaning of placet

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

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Phrases with placets

Questions about placets

What is placets the plural of?
Placets is the plural of placet.

Words near placets in the dictionary

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

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