01 n. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.
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A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.
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The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.“The king . . . annulled the royal placet.” — J. P. Peters.