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placitum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plac-itum
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.

noun

A court, or cause in court.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.

noun

a legal decision made by a judge or court.

Australian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

See placit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

placita (plural)

Questions

What does placitum mean?
A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
Where does placitum come from?
See placit.

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