beneplacit

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  1. Well pleased; satisfied. God's Beneplacite wil, commonly stiled his wil of good pleasure, … is that whereby he decrees, effects or permits al events & effects. Gale, Works, III. 18. (N. E. D.) [from LL. beneplacitum, good pleasure, will, decree, neut. of beneplacitus, pleasing, acceptable: see I. Cf. placitum, pleasure, what is decreed, neut. of placitus, pp. of placere, please.]
  2. Good pleasure; will; choice. Sir T. Browne.

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  1. from Late Latin beneplacitus, pleasing, acceptable, past participle of beneplacere, please, from bene, well, + placcre, please: see please.
 

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