licence
noun
[ ˈlʌɪs(ə)ns ]
• a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic drink).
• "a gun licence"
Similar:
permit,
certificate,
document,
documentation,
authorization,
warrant,
voucher,
diploma,
imprimatur,
certification,
credentials,
pass,
papers,
• freedom to behave as one wishes, especially in a way which results in excessive or unacceptable behaviour.
• "the government was criticized for giving the army too much licence"
Similar:
permission,
authority,
discretion,
right,
a free hand,
leave,
consent,
authorization,
sanction,
approval,
assent,
entitlement,
privilege,
prerogative,
blessing,
exemption,
mandate,
liberty,
freedom,
power,
empowerment,
dispensation,
carte blanche,
a blank cheque,
warranty,
free rein,
latitude,
choice,
option,
independence,
self-determination,
scope,
impunity,
margin,
leisure,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, licentiousness’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.
license
verb
• grant a licence to.
• "a pub has to be licensed by the local justices"
Similar:
permit,
allow,
authorize,
grant/give a licence to,
grant/give a permit to,
grant/give authorization to,
grant/give authority to,
grant/give the right to,
grant/give leave to,
grant/give permission to,
warrant,
certify,
accredit,
empower,
give power to,
entitle,
enable,
validate,
charter,
franchise,
give the stamp of approval to,
give approval to,
let,
recognize,
qualify,
sanction,
OK,
rubber-stamp,
Origin:
late Middle English: from licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise .
