Permission Definition

pər-mĭshən
noun
The act of permitting; esp., formal consent; leave; license.
Permission to go.
Webster's New World
An authorization to do something, as to quote from a book under copyright.
American Heritage
An authorization or license to do something; being allowed.
Webster's New World Law

Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
Wiktionary
(computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Permission

Noun

Singular:
permission
Plural:
permissions

Origin of Permission

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin permissiō permissiōn- from permissus past participle of permittere to permit permit1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English permitten, from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittere (“to give up", "to allow").

    From Wiktionary

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