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placitum

placitum noun: a public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.

Noun

placitum (plural placita)

  1. (historical) A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
  2. (UK, obsolete) A court, or cause in court.
  3. A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.
    • "By deleting in placitum the amount of 7c and inserting in lieu thereof the amount of 9c."
  4. (Australia, US) a legal decision made by a judge or court.

Forms of placitum

pluralplacita

Origin of placitum

See placit.

Questions about placitum

What does placitum mean?
Placitum means a public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
What part of speech is placitum?
Placitum is a noun.
What is the plural of placitum?
The plural of placitum is placita.

Words near placitum in the dictionary

  1. placings
  2. placit
  3. placita
  4. placitory
  5. placits
  6. placitum
  7. plack
  8. plackard
  9. plackards
  10. plackart
  11. plackarts

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