ilicet
Latin
Etymology
A contraction from īre (“to go”) + licet (“it is permitted”). Literally “it is permitted to go.” Compare scīlicet and vidēlicet.
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.li.ket/, [ˈiː.lɪ.kɛt]
Adverb
īlicet (not comparable)
- straightaway, immediately
- Said at the end of a a Roman funeral ceremony.
References
- ilicet in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ilicet in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ilicet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette