TICKET-OF-LEAVE


Meaning of TICKET-OF-LEAVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌti-kət-ə(v)-ˈlēv ]

noun

( plural tickets-of-leave )

Date: 1732

: a license or permit formerly given in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations to a convict under imprisonment to go at large and to get work subject to certain specific conditions

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.