From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
[en], inflection of [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
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 .
3. * 1882 , J. P. Peter (translator), _Political History of Recent Times, 1816-1875: With Special Reference to Germany_ originally by Wilhelm Müller
4. *: The king [...] annulled the royal PLACET .
**** Related terms
[en]
[Webster 1913]
*** Interjection
[en-interj]
1. Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university , an ecclesiastical council , etc.
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr]. [fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [fr] petition , appeal
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
** Italian
*** Pronunciation
[plàcet]
*** Noun
[m]
1. consent , approval , pleasure
** Latin
*** Verb
[la]
1. [la] : "he/she/it please s"