placet

noun /ˈpleɪsɛt/

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

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

   The king […] annulled the royal placet.

   1882, J. P. Peter (translator), Political History of Recent Times, 1816-1875: With Special Reference to Germany originally by Wilhelm Müller

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry placet (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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