Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful,
   from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.]
   Lawful. ``Licit establishments.'' --Carlyle. -- {Lic"it*ly},
   adv. -- {Lic"it*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

licit
     adj 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}]