'Bene placito' definitions:

Definition of 'Bene placito'

From: GCIDE
  • Bene placito \Be`ne plac"i*to\ (b[=e]`n[-e] pl[a^]s"[i^]*t[-o]; It. b[=a]`n[asl] pl[aum]"ch[-e]*t[-o]). [It. beneplacito pleasure, fr. L. bene well + placitus pleasing.]
  • 1. At or during pleasure. [1913 Webster]
  • For our English judges there never was . . . any bene placito as their tenure. --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum. [1913 Webster]