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licet

[ lee-ket; English lahy-set ]

/ ˈli kɛt; English ˈlaɪ sɛt /

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Latin.

it is allowed.

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Words nearby licet

licensor, licensure, licentiate, licentious, licentiousness, licet, lich, lichee, lichen, lichenic acid, lichenification

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How to use licet in a sentence

Non licet esse vos—It is not lawful for you to exist—was the stern edict of extermination pronounced against the saints.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Enatum inde monumentum aere perennius, licet passim appareant sinistre dicta, minus perfecta, veritati non satis consentanea.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings|Edward Gibbon
Quid licet Jovi non licet bovi; the maxim ought to be repeated every time this familiar story is told.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Et licet unicus eis fuisset, mallent prole caruisse, quam talem habuisse.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

Et licet juribus divino antiquo civili et canonico promulgatum legitur Qui seminat metet ut habetur Esai 37 ibi.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. Evans