3. Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or
decorum; disregard of law or propriety.
License they mean when they cry liberty.
Milton.
4. That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist
or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of
the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical
license, etc.
Syn. -- Leave; liberty; permission.
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Li"cense (l"sens), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licensed (l"senst); p. pr. & vb.
n. Licensing.] To permit or authorize by license; to give license to;
as, to license a man to preach. Milton. Shak.
Li"censed (l"senst), a. Having a license; permitted or authorized by
license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.
Licensed victualer, one who has a license to keep an inn or eating
house; esp., a victualer who has a license to sell intoxicating
liquors.
Li`cen*see" (l`sen*s"), n. (Law) The person to whom a license is given.
Li"cens*er (l"sens*r), n. One who gives a license; as, a licenser of
the press.