Placitum /(?)/

Plac·i·tum

Placitum

n.

pl. Placita

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