licit
[lis-it]
- legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
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Origin of licit
1475–85; < Latin licitus permitted (past participle of licēre); replacing earlier licite < Middle French; see -ite2
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Examples from the Web for licit
Contemporary Examples
Basically, you put the Band of Brothers first: your natural desires a distant second (gay or straight, licit or illicit).
Historical Examples
To say that marriage is also a licit remedy of concupiscence is no excuse.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and MutilationAustin O'Malley
In time of war, all things required for its carrying on are licit.
Explanation of Catholic MoralsJohn H. Stapleton
If an unbeliever should see his way to gain by falsehood or licit fraud, what should deter him?
RationalismJohn Mackinnon Robertson
Father Sabetti denied that it is indirect, but he held that it is licit for another reason.
Essays In Pastoral MedicineAustin Malley
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 DauphinEmilia Pardo Bazn
licit
- a less common word for lawful
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin licitus permitted, from licēre to be permitted
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Word Origin and History for licit
adj.
late 15c., from Middle French licite or directly from Latin licitus "lawful," past participle of licere "be allowed, be lawful" (see licence). Related: Licitly; licitness.
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