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licet cuit and citum est, ēre, impers. Source etymology: LIC- . I. It is lawful, is allowed, is permitted , with or without dat of person .—Without subject : immo, aliis si licet, tibi non licet, T.: Dum licitumst ei, T.: si per vos licitum erit: fruare, dum licet, T.: sic Ut quimus, aiunt, quando, ut volumus, non licet, T.: ut id, quod liceret, daret.—With neut. pron . as subject: si illud non licet, Saltem hoc licebit, T.: mihi id ne licere quidem: quid deceat vos, non quantum liceat vobis, spectare: id quod non licet: Cui tantum de te licuit? who had such power over you? V.—With inf: inpune optare istuc licet, T.: Modo liceat vivere, T.: licet hoc videre: poscere ut perculsis instare liceat, L.: hic cognosci licuit, quantum, etc., Cs.: cooptari sacerdotem licebat: licet nemini contra patriam ducere exercitum, no man is at liberty to , etc.: meamet facta mihi dicere licet, S.—With acc. and inf: Non licet hominem esse, etc. T.: eodem ut iure uti senem Liceat, T.: cum non liceret Romae quemquam esse, etc.: liceat esse miseros: medios esse iam non licebit: mihi esse piam, O.: is erat annus, quo per leges ei consulem fieri liceret, Cs. —With dat predic . and esse (rarely with other verbs): liceat his ipsis esse salvis: ut iis ingratis esse non liceat: quibus otiosis ne in communi quidem otio liceat esse: illis timidis et ignavis licet esse, L.: cui tribuno fieri non liceret: cum postulasset . . . ut sibi triumphanti urbem invehi liceret, L.: atqui licet esse beatis (sc. iis), H.: licet eminus esse Fortibus, O.: Hannibal precatur deos ut incolumi cedere atque abire liceat, L.—With ut : neque iam mihi licet neque est integrum, ut, etc.—With subjunct. : ut lubet, ludas licet, you may , T.: fremant omnes licet, dicam, etc., let them all rage : studium deponat licebit: cantantes licet eamus, V.: licebit curras, H.— II. Introducing a concession, be it that, granted that, conceding that, even if, although, notwithstanding (passing into a conjunction): licet undique omnes mihi terrores impendeant succurram: licet me desipere dicatis: Licet superbus ambules, H., V.: isque, licet caeli regione remotos, Mente deos adiit, O.: licet tibi significarim, ut ad me venires, tamen, etc.: licet hoc quivis reprehen dat . . . certe levior reprehensio est: quamvis licet insectemur istos (i. e. licet insectemur, quantum vis, etc.).

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