The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
licitness n 1: the quality of strictly conforming to law [ant: illicitness]