Word Meanings - PLACET - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc. 2. The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance. Shipley. The king . . . annulled the royal placet. J. P. Peters.
Related words: (words related to PLACET)
- UNIVERSITY
universitas all together, the whole, the universe, a number of persons associated into one body, a society, corporation, fr. 1. The universe; the whole. Dr. H. More. 2. An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one capable of having - ASSENTATORY
Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. - POWERFUL
Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. Syn. -- Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. -- Pow"er*ful*ly, adv. -- Pow"er*ful*ness, n. (more info) 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any - POWERABLE
1. Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible. J. Young. 2. Capable of exerting power; powerful. Camden. - ASSENTER
One who assents. - ROYALIZE
to make royal. Shak. - UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
The extension of the advantages of university instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers. - PETERSHAM
A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material. - ECCLESIASTICALLY
In an ecclesiastical manner; according ecclesiastical rules. - GOVERNORSHIP
The office of a governor. - GOVERNABLENESS
The quality of being governable; manageableness. - ASSENTMENT
Assent; agreement. - ROYALIZATION
The act of making loyal to a king. Saintsbury. - ANNULLER
One who annuls. - COUNCILMAN
A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor. - GOVERNANCE
Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement. Chaucer. J. H. Newman. - GOVERNMENTAL
Pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties. - CIVILIZED
Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated. Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present state of civilized society. J. Quincy. - CIVILIZE
1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize, as to subdue. Dryden 2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. - ROYAL
fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and cf. regal, real a 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 2. Noble; - SUPERROYAL
Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing and writing paper. See the Note under Paper, n. - MISGOVERNED
Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude, misgoverned hands." Shak. - CANDLE POWER
Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. - DISANNULLER
One who disannuls. - INCIVIL
Uncivil; rude. Shak. - UNGOVERNABLE
Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable passions. -- Un*gov"ern*a*bly, adv. Goldsmith. - UNCIVILIZATION
The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. - MISGOVERNMENT
Bad government; want of government. Shak. - IMPOWER
See EMPOWER - DECIVILIZE
To reduce from civilization to a savage state. Blackwood's Mag. - UNCIVILTY
In an uncivil manner.