PERMISSION


Meaning of PERMISSION in English

— permissioned , adj. — permissory /peuhr mis"euh ree/ , adj.

/peuhr mish"euhn/ , n.

1. authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.

2. the act of permitting.

[ 1400-50; late ME permission- (s. of permissio ) a yielding, giving leave, equiv. to permiss ( us ) (ptp. of permittere to PERMIT) + -ion- -ION ]

Syn. 1. leave, sanction.

Ant. 1. restraint, refusal.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .