licence

[ lahy-suhns ]

/ ˈlaɪ səns /

noun, verb (used with object), li·cenced, li·cenc·ing.

Chiefly British. a variant of license.

Words nearby licence

Librium, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Desert, lice, licence, license, licensed aircraft engineer, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, licensee

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Example sentences from the Web for licence

Local Option, licence granted to the inhabitants of a district to extinguish or reduce the sale of intoxicants in their midst.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
At the same time Europeans were permitted to settle and hold land in India without the necessity of applying for a licence.
The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick
The private houses subject to both beer and licence duty produced less than 20,000 barrels annually.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
He was so reduced in his circumstances that he petitioned James I. for a licence to collect alms for himself!
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli

No Europeans are allowed to hold land, and a licence is needed even for the keeping of a store.
Impressions of South Africa|James Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for licence

licence

US license

/ (ˈlaɪsəns) /

noun

a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something

formal permission or exemption

liberty of action or thought; freedom

intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effectpoetic licence

excessive freedom

licentiousness

Word Origin for licence

C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed

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单词	licence
释义	licence [ lahy-suhns ] / ˈlaɪ səns / noun, verb (used with object), li·cenced, li·cenc·ing. Chiefly British. a variant of license. Words nearby licence Librium, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Desert, lice, licence, license, licensed aircraft engineer, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, licensee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for licence Local Option, licence granted to the inhabitants of a district to extinguish or reduce the sale of intoxicants in their midst. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood At the same time Europeans were permitted to settle and hold land in India without the necessity of applying for a licence. The Political History of England - Vol XI\|George Brodrick The private houses subject to both beer and licence duty produced less than 20,000 barrels annually. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various He was so reduced in his circumstances that he petitioned James I. for a licence to collect alms for himself! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors\|Isaac Disraeli No Europeans are allowed to hold land, and a licence is needed even for the keeping of a store. Impressions of South Africa\|James Bryce British Dictionary definitions for licence licence US license / (ˈlaɪsəns) / noun a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something formal permission or exemption liberty of action or thought; freedom intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effectpoetic licence excessive freedom licentiousness Word Origin for licence C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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