From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), adjective [L. licitus permitted, lawful, from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.] Lawful. ''Licit establishments.'' --Carlyle. -- {Lic"it*ly}, adverb -- {Lic"it*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love" [ant: {illicit}]
2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government" [syn: {lawful}, {legitimate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "licit": actionable, admissible, allowable, applicable, approved, authorized, competent, constitutional, innocent, judicial, juridical, just, justiciable, justifiable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, legitimized, licensed, permissible, rightful, sanctionable, sanctioned, statutory, valid, warrantable, within the law
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