assent

verb

1. (intransitive)To agree to a proposal.

   “And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.”

   “The princess assented to all that was suggested.”

   “To assent to the words Of medieval law To pay a corporal price To death, by lapidation”

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)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.”

   “He lowered his head in assent.”

2. (countable)A legal instrument that conveys real estate to an heir under the terms of a will.