| license | (n) a legal document giving official permission to do something, Syn. licence, permit |
| license | (n) freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech), Syn. licence |
| license | (n) excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke, Syn. licence, Example: when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near; the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum |
| license | (n) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization, Syn. permit, permission |
| license | (v) authorize officially, Syn. licence, certify, Ant. decertify, Example: I am licensed to practice law in this state |
| licensed practical nurse | (n) a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick, Syn. LPN, practical nurse |
| licensee | (n) someone to whom a license is granted |
| license number | (n) the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it, Syn. registration number |
| license plate | (n) a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number, Syn. numberplate |
| licenser | (n) an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) |
| Licensable | a. That can be licensed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| License | n. To have a license and a leave at London to dwell. P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] License they mean when they cry liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| License | v. t. |
| Licensed | a. Having a license; permitted or authorized by license;
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| Licensee | n. (Law) The person to whom a license is given. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Licenser | n. One who gives a license; |
| Licensure | n. A licensing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |