license

noun | \ ˈlīs-ᵊns \ | li·cense

1. a : a right or permission granted by a competent authority (as of a government or a business) to engage in some business or occupation, do some act, or engage in some transaction which would be unlawful without such right or permission; also : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted : a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted

   b : disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness

   c : a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights

2. : a defense (as to trespass) that one's act was in accordance with a license granted

3. a : freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility

   b : disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness

transitive verb

1. : to issue a license to

2. : to permit or authorize by a license