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

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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

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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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