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assent

Pronunciation: /əˈsɛnt/

The English word “assent” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To agree to a proposal.

noun

  1. Agreement; act of agreeing.
  2. A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.

Etymology

From Middle English assent (noun) and assenten (verb), from Old French assent (noun) and assentir (verb), from Latin assentiō (whence as-).

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