Entry Word: license

Function: noun

Meaning:

or licence

1 the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something <during school hours students may not leave the grounds without license> — see permission
2 the granting of power to perform various acts or duties <a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink> — see commission 1
3 the right to act or move freely <he wanted full license to stay out all night, but we knew heʼd never get it> — see freedom 2