a vote or expression of assent by saying the word placet
Word origin
C16: from Latin, literally: it pleases
placet in American English
(ˈpleisɪt)
noun
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases)
Word origin
[1580–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: academic, category, cockpit, motor, stigma