licit

[ lis-it ]

/ ˈlɪs ɪt /

adjective

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.

Words nearby licit

lichenous, lichfield, lichi, licht, lichtenstein, licit, lick, lick and a promise, a, lick into shape, lick observatory, lick one's chops

Origin of licit

1475–85; < Latin licitus permitted (past participle of licēre); replacing earlier licite < Middle French; see -ite²

OTHER WORDS FROM licit

lic·it·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for licit

When one's antecedents have not been of a licit character, one is predisposed to make extraordinary excuses for others.
The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin|Emilia Pardo Bazn
Sam Wiles, Zibe Turner, and der crowd have bin busy for a long time makin' 'licit whisky.
The Kentucky Ranger|Edward T. Curnick
It remained for Aristotle to invent a genuine method of sorting out a licit from an illicit type of argument.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
If that possible hastening is licit the whole action is licit; if it is not permissible it will vitiate the entire action.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

There are three fundamental conditions: 1, the consent; 2, a licit cause; 3, the capacity of the contracting parties.
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet

British Dictionary definitions for licit

licit

/ (ˈlɪsɪt) /

adjective

a less common word for lawful

Derived forms of licit

licitly, adverblicitness, noun

Word Origin for licit

C15: from Latin licitus permitted, from licēre to be permitted

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licit

adjective

Words related to licit

Words nearby licit

Origin of licit

OTHER WORDS FROM licit

Examples from the Web for licit

British Dictionary definitions for licit

adjective

Derived forms of licit

Word Origin for licit