placitum Meaning, Definition & Usage

Plac"i*tum noun

Etymology

LL. See Placit.

Wordforms

plural Placita

Definitions

1. A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of state. Brande & C.
2. (Old Eng. Law) A court, or cause in court.
3. (Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. Burrill.