licet

[ lee-ket; English lahy-set ]

/ ˈli kɛt; English ˈlaɪ sɛt /

it is allowed.

QUIZZES

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!

Question 1 of 10

A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

Erat enim iam frigidum tempus; sed ratem non habuit ut pauperis peticioni, licet multum desideraret, satisfaceret.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
Christianis licet ex mandato magistratus arma portare et justa bella administrare.
Military Manners and Customs|James Anson Farrer
On the absence of ut with licet and oportet, see paragraph 8.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
Alii putant ideas et perceptiones idearum easdem esse, licet relationibus differant.
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3)|Thomas Brown

Tunc enim dolore victi, licet eum ne gemitu quidem significent, linquuntur animo, & exanimes aliquando concidunt.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. I: Acadia, 1610-1613|Various