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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.

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  • 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.

 

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