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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
li·cense       [lahy-suhns] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -censed, -cens·ing.
–noun
1.formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
2.a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license.
3.permission to do or not to do something.
4.intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license.
5.exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
6.excessive or undue freedom or liberty.
7.licentiousness.
8.the legal right to use a patent owned by another.
–verb (used with object)
9.to grant authoritative permission or license to.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME licence < MF < ML licentia authorization, L: freedom, equiv. to licent- (s. of licéns, prp. of licére to be allowed) + -ia -ia; see -ence]

—Related forms
li·cens·a·ble, adjective
li·cense·less, adjective
li·cens·er; especially Law, li·cen·sor, noun
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li·cense       (lī'səns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing. See Synonyms at permission.
    2. A document, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.
    3. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" (Will Durant).
    4. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness.
  2. Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect.
  3. Latitude of action, especially in behavior or speech. See Synonyms at freedom.
    1. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: "When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near" (Will Durant).
    2. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness.

tr.v.   li·censed, li·cens·ing, li·cens·es
  1. To give or yield permission to or for.
  2. To grant a license to or for; authorize. See Synonyms at authorize.


[Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licēns, licent-, present participle of licēre, to be permitted.]

li'cens·a·ble adj., li'cens·er, li'cen·sor' (-sən-sôr') n.
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licensed

adjective
given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative" [syn: accredited] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Licensed

Li"censed\ (l[imac]"senst), a. Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.

Licensed victualer, one who has a license to keep an inn or eating house; esp., a victualer who has a license to sell intoxicating liquors.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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