non licet
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of non licet
First recorded in 1615–25, non licet is from Latin nōn licet “it is not allowed”
Example Sentences
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Vt non licet nobis de extraneis scribere huius aut illius terræ populos canum murium aut felium vsu victitare solitos, etsi fortè fame siue obsidione, siue alioqui annonas charitate inualescente immissa, id factitarint.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Hic saltem, hic vobis non licet esse lupis.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Quòd verò à nobis aut maioribus nostris eadem scopulis vel promontorijs insculpta sunt, eam non licet nobis, vt neque illam tantam Citharædorum, aues aut pieces demulcentium, laudem accipere.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Her husband answered quietly: "My child, 'quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi.'"
From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz
Annunciant ritus, quos non licet nobis suscipere, cum simus Romani.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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