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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To agree to a proposal.
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 24:9:
The princess assented to all that was suggested.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
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To assent to the words Of medieval law To pay a corporal price To death, by lapidation2012, Spectral Mortuary, Lapidated:
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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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.1960 January, “Talking of Trains: N.& W.-Virginian merger”, in Trains Illustrated, page 9:
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He lowered his head in assent.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 128:
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Law, Property A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.