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or, as it is in the original Dutch language Placaat, a term used abroad for a proclamation, edict, &c. put up in all public places, by government authority; whereby their subjects are ordered to do, or forbear, something expressed therein. See [Manifesto].
PLACARD, Fr. any bill, or public paper, that is posted up; same as [Bulletin]. It likewise means a libel.
Placarder, Fr. to post up, to libel.
PLACE, emplacement, Fr. any spot or scite which suits the plans of an architect to build upon.
Place, in fortification, signifies, in general terms, a fortified town, a fortress: hence we say it is a strong place. See Pocket Encyclopedia, vol. V. Place.
Place of arms, (Place d’armes, Fr.) This term has various significations, although it uniformly means a place which is calculated for the rendezvous of men in arms, &c.
1st. When an army takes the field, every strong hold or fortress which supports its operations by affording a safe retreat to its depots, heavy artillery, magazines, hospitals, &c. is called a place of arms.
2dly. In offensive fortification, those lines are called places of arms, or parallels, which unite the different means of attack, secure the regular approaches, &c. and contain bodies of troops who either do duty in the trenches, protect the workmen, or are destined to make an impression upon the enemy’s outworks.
There are demi-places of arms between the places of arms. These are more or less numerous in proportion to the resistance made by the besieged.