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placet

/ˈpleɪsɛt/

Sounds like playset

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

noun 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.

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@misc{placet_2026,
  title = {placet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/placet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}