<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.</li><li>a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license.</li><li>permission to do or not to do something.</li><li>intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license.</li><li>exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.</li><li>excessive or undue freedom or liberty.</li><li>licentiousness (def 1).</li><li>the legal right to use a patent owned by another.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to grant authoritative permission or license to.</li></ul>