Meanings
nounplacet (plural placets)
plural placets
- A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
- The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
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.
interjection
- Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
Origin
- Latinplacet“it is pleasing”
- Englishplacet
Latin placet (“it is pleasing”), inflection of placeō (“to be pleasing”).
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APA
placet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placet
MLA
“placet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placet.
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