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placet

intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpleɪsɛt/
  • homophone: playset

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intj

Meaning 1

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

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noun

Meaning 2

A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.

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noun

Meaning 3

The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.

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Examples

  • 1882, J. P. Peter (translator), Political History of Recent Times, 1816-1875: With Special Reference to Germany originally by Wilhelm Müller The king [...] annulled the royal placet.

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History

Etymology

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