LICEBAT, licebat
Sounds Like: LI-keh-baht
Translations: it was permitted, it was lawful, it was allowed
From the root: LICET
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: LICEBAT is the third person singular imperfect indicative form of the impersonal verb LICET. It means 'it was permitted' or 'it was lawful'. This verb is always used impersonally, meaning it does not have a personal subject (like 'I', 'you', 'he', etc.) but rather refers to a general state of permission or lawfulness. It is often followed by an infinitive or a dative case indicating to whom something was permitted.
Inflection: Impersonal, 3rd Person Singular, Imperfect, Indicative, Active
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
No other words from the same root, LICET, appear in our texts.
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