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Word of the Day – Quodlibet

By November 8, 2019Word of the Day

Quodlibet (noun) (archaic)

kwod-lib-et

A topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion.

Late Middle English from Latin, from quod ‘what’ + libet ‘it pleases’.

Example sentences

“He’s a professor of philosophical topics and quodlibet.”

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