English → Latin
“consent” in Latin
cōnsēnsiōagreement, consent, harmony, unanimity; plot, conspiracycōnsentiōto agree, accord, harmonize; to unite upon; to plot or conspireassentiorto agree with; assent to, approve, give assent or approvalvoluntāswill, free will, choice; desire, inclination; disposition towards (something or someone)permissiōyielding, ceding, surrender; leave, permissionmānsiōAn act or instance of staying, remaining; stay, continuance.; A dwelling, abode, habitation, home.; A stopping place or veniaindulgence, kindness (i.e., lenient treatment); mercy, grace, favour; pardonauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authorityiubeōto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to homologate, to pass (a bill or law or decision); to bid, to command, to probōto approve, permit, commend; to test, to inspect; to examine
The English word consent itself goes back to Latin sentiō, through cōnsentiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consent
consensio, consensus: assensus. Sometimes voluntas (the will): permissio (permission; e.g., that anybody may remain where he is, mansionis, Cic., ad Qu., Fr., 3, 1, 3): venia (indulgence in anything, consent): auctoritas: jussus (consent of any superior, the former in Rome of the Senate, the latter of the people): with your consent, te consentiente, probante: with the consent of the people, secundo populo: without your consent, te adversante, renuente, nolente; injussu tuo: with the full consent of Catulus, summa Catuli voluntate: with anybody’s consent, alicujus permissu (i. e., permission): alicujus voluntate (with his good-will; e.g., to do anything, facere aliquid): without anybody’s consent, injussu alicujus (PROP. without any order): with the consent of all, consensu omnium (i. e., with the concurrence of all in one opinion): they gave their unanimous consent that etc., assensu omnes permiserunt, ut, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consent?
- The usual Latin words for “consent” are cōnsēnsiō, cōnsentiō, assentior; also voluntās, permissiō, mānsiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.