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)

  1. straightaway, immediately
  2. 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
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