assent
noun
- The act of agreement
verb
- agree
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈsɛnt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).
- Agreement; act of agreeing.
“I will give this act my assent.”
“A number of other mergers of U.S. railroads are mooted, but the I.C.C. [Interstate Commerce Commission] has made it clear that its assent to the N.& W.-Virginian proposal, which was unopposed by competitors or stockholders, should not be taken as an indication that others will swiftly pass its scrutiny.”
- A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).
- To agree to a proposal.
“And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.”
“The princess assented to all that was suggested.”