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license
noun
an
official
document
or
card
that
gives
someone
legal
permission
to
do
or
own
something
•
I
left
my
license
at
home
,
so
I
couldn
’
t
drive
to
work
.
I
left
my
license
at
home
,
so
I
couldn
’
t
drive
to
work
.
•
Before
the
season
opened
,
Maria
bought
a
fishing
license
at
the
local
tackle
shop
.
Before
the
season
opened
,
Maria
bought
a
fishing
license
at
the
local
tackle
shop
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
‘
licence
’,
from
Latin
‘
licentia
’
meaning
freedom
or
permission
.
verb
-
license
,
licensing
,
licenses
,
licensed
to
give
official
permission
for
someone
to
do
or
produce
something
•
The
city
recently
licensed
several
food
trucks
to
operate
downtown
.
The
city
recently
licensed
several
food
trucks
to
operate
downtown
.
•
The
company
is
licensing
its
software
to
universities
around
the
world
.
The
company
is
licensing
its
software
to
universities
around
the
world
.
From
the
noun
“
license
”;
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
early
1500s
.
noun
-
license
freedom
to
act
in
a
way
that
is
not
normally
allowed
,
especially
in
art
or
writing
•
The
filmmaker
took
artistic
license
with
the
true
story
,
adding
characters
that
never
existed
.
The
filmmaker
took
artistic
license
with
the
true
story
,
adding
characters
that
never
existed
.
•
Poets
often
use
poetic
license
to
bend
grammar
for
effect
.
Poets
often
use
poetic
license
to
bend
grammar
for
effect
.
Evolved
from
the
older
sense
of
‘
permission
’;
by
the
1700s
it
also
meant
excessive
or
unrestrained
freedom
.
