lĭcĕor, lĭcĭtus, 2
* V. dep. n. and a. [root lic-; v. 1. liceo], to bid on goods at an auction (class.).
* Absol.: licetur Aebutius,Cic. Caecin. 6, 16: liciti sunt usque adeo, quoad, etc.,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77: digito liceri (because, in bidding, the finger was raised),id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 27: omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redemta habere, propterea, quod illo licente, contra liceri audeat nemo,to bid against,Caes. B. C. 1, 18: immoderatius liceri,Suet. Caes. 20: nec licendi finem factum,id. Calig. 38.
* Trop., to appraise, estimate, value: tunc avidi matronam oculi licentur,appraise her, reckon at what price she can be robbed of her honor,Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.