LICIT

lawful, legitimate, licit

(adjective) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; “a legitimate government”

licit

(adjective) sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; “a wife’s licit love”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

licit (comparative more licit, superlative most licit)

Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.

Undated, Pope Honorius III Solet Annuere (anonymous translator),

(legal) Explicitly established or constituted by law.

Usage notes

• Licit and valid are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. Something that is licit (such as a marriage contract), may nonetheless be invalid, illegal or both (for example, a bigamous marriage), or vice versa.

Synonyms

• (not forbidden): lawful, appropriate, legit, legitimate

• (constituted): established, lawful, legal

Antonyms

• (legal): illicit

Source: Wiktionary


Lic"it, a. Etym: [L.licitus permitted, lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See License.]

Definition: Lawful. "Licit establishments." Carlyle.

– Lic"it*ly, adv.

– Lic"it*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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