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placit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈplæsɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A decree or dictum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 20 January, 1657, John Evelyn, letter to Mr. E. Thurland the placits and opinions of other philosophers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin placitum, from placitus, from placeō (“be pleasing”). Doublet of plea.