Concessit

Concessit is a Latin verb form derived from concedere, meaning to grant or concede. In English translation, it is usually rendered as "he granted" or "has granted." It is the third person singular perfect active indicative of concedere, a verb from the third conjugation.

Grammar and usage: Concedere forms the perfect active with the stem concess- plus the standard personal endings; the full set includes concessi (I granted), concessisti (you granted), concessit (he/she/it granted), concessimus (we granted), concessistis (you all granted), concesserunt (they granted). In context, concessit typically governs a direct object representing what is granted, such as rights, privileges, or favors. The action may be specified with nouns like ius (right), privilegium (privilege), or pacem (peace). The neuter passive equivalent is commonly seen as concessum est (“it was granted”). The phrase is frequently found in Latin legal, political, and historical prose.

Examples and context: Concessit is used to indicate a completed grant by one party to another, for instance, a ruler or senate granting rights or privileges. An example translation would be: "Rex pacem concessit civitati" — "The king granted peace to the city." In later Latin, the form continues to appear in inscriptions and legal records as a standard verbal expression of concession or grant.

See also: concessio (a concession or grant), concessus (granted, participle), concessum (neuter participle and noun forms). These related terms form part of the broader vocabulary around granting, permission, and legal privileges in Latin.