placet
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
Origin of placet
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How to use placet in a sentence
Eight days later, another edict exacted the imperial placet for all bulls or other documents emanating from Rome.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. CunninghamA decree was issued placet et expediatur on the death of Organist Van den Eede, and a salary of 400 fl.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerPhilosophari est mihi necesse, at paucis: nam omnino haut placet.
The Roman Poets of the Republic | W. Y. SellarHc vel maxima vi, amaritudine, instantia; illa tractu et suavitate, atque etiam dulcedine placet.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinSeneca says of virtue, 'Non quia delectat placet, sed quia placet delectat.'
Is Life Worth Living? | William Hurrell Mallock
British Dictionary definitions for placet
/ (ˈpleɪsɛt) /
a vote or expression of assent by saying the word placet
Origin of placet
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