licet
[ lee-ket; English lahy-set ]
Latin.
it is allowed.
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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 WithrowEnatum inde monumentum aere perennius, licet passim appareant sinistre dicta, minus perfecta, veritati non satis consentanea.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings | Edward GibbonQuid 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 ThayerEt licet unicus eis fuisset, mallent prole caruisse, quam talem habuisse.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersEt 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
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