consent

CA, US, UK /kənˈsɛnt/ · AU, NZ /kənˈsent/

Etymology Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”) (whence con-).

Derived terms

consentability, consentee, consenter, consentor, consent or pay, disconsent, mutual consent, mutually consent, preconsent, reconsent