licensure

noun

li·​cen·​sure ˈlī-sᵊn-shər 

-ˌshu̇r

: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession

also : the state of being licensed

Examples of licensure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the district, future pay will depend on an employee’s role and certification or licensure status. —Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026

Medical licensure has traditionally been a state function. —Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026

Because what most directly punishes American physicians for seeking mental health care sits on a state medical licensure application. —Frances Mei Hardin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026

Washington and some other states, however, started rejecting licensure applicants or revoking nurses with diplomas from those schools even before the investigation was made public. —Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

licensure

noun

li·​cen·​sure ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r 

1

: the state or condition of having a license granted by official or legal authority to perform medical acts and procedures not permitted by persons without such a license

applicant must have RN licensure

also : the granting of such licenses

a state board of medical licensure

2

: approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in the practice of medicine

the licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy

—E. D. Shapiro et al.

Legal Definition

licensure

noun

li·​cen·​sure ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r 

: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession

also : the state of being licensed