li·cen·sure

[lahy-suhn-sher, -shoor]
noun
the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.

Origin:
1840–50; license + -ure

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licensure
1846, from license + -ure.
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Licensure is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
Candidates with licensure and past teaching and administrative experience in
  special education are preferred.
Both tracks prepare students for licensure in their areas.
He spends upwards of twenty pages in chapter nine making the same basic points
  about occupational licensure over and over again.
Will oversee and supervise students within the department seeking teaching
  licensure.
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