permission

Permission is defined as giving consent or authority or allowing someone to do something.

(noun)

An example of permission is when you are told that you are allowed to go to a party.

See permission in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of permitting; esp., formal consent; leave; license: permission to go

Origin: ME < MFr < L permissio < pp. of permittere

See permission in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin permissiō, permissiōn-

Origin: , from permissus

Origin: , past participle of permittere, to permit; see permit

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