Plaud'it, n.

n. [From Lat. plaudite, do ye praise, a demand of applause by players when they left the stage, from plaudere, to clap applause, to applaud, praise.] A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. The plaudits on which it lives are as welcome when shouted by the most ignoble as when uttered by the wise. J. Taylor. Syn.—Acclamation; shouting; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation.