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

Father Joe’s is still hiring staff, securing licensure from the state and constructing nearly a dozen rooms that together will be able to hold more than 40 people. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025

The state began accepting applications for licensure on Dec. 31. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025

In one respect, however, liquor laws and licensure, our state is falling far behind — and Senate Bill 33 is a prime example. —Jeff Keener, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025

The bill also establishes that physicians can be sued and lose their licensure for providing treatments that have been deemed safe and effective by every major U.S. medical organization, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025

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