Etymology

licit

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Today it means: Unforbidden; permitted. Full definition →

Latin licitus
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  1. Latin · derived fromlicitus“lawful”
  2. English todaylicit

From Latin licitus (“lawful”), perfect participle of licet (“[it] is permitted”, impersonal verb).

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