Placitum
Pronunciation : Plac"i*tum
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [LL. See Placit.]
Definition : 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)
Defn: A court, or cause in court.
3. (Law)
Defn: A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. Burrill.
pl. Placita.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913