licence

[ lahy-suh ns ]

/ ˈlaɪ səns /

license.

Words nearby licence

Local Option, licence granted to the inhabitants of a district to extinguish or reduce the sale of intoxicants in their midst.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
At the same time Europeans were permitted to settle and hold land in India without the necessity of applying for a licence.

The Political History of England - Vol XI |George Brodrick
The private houses subject to both beer and licence duty produced less than 20,000 barrels annually.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
He was so reduced in his circumstances that he petitioned James I. for a licence to collect alms for himself!

Calamities and Quarrels of Authors |Isaac Disraeli

No Europeans are allowed to hold land, and a licence is needed even for the keeping of a store.

Impressions of South Africa |James Bryce

licence

/ (ˈlaɪsəns) /

a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something

formal permission or exemption

liberty of action or thought; freedom

intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect poetic licence

excessive freedom

licentiousness

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed