permission (n.)

"leave, sanction; the act of allowing," early 15c., permissioun, from Old French permission and directly from Latin permissionem (nominative permissio) "a giving up, a yielding; permission," noun of action from past-participle stem of permittere (see permit (v.)).

also from early 15c.

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permit (v.)

early 15c., permitten, transitive, "allow (something) to be done, suffer or allow to be," from Old French permetre and directly from Latin permittere "let pass, let go, let loose; give up, hand over; let, allow, grant, permit," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Meaning "grant liberty or leave" is from 16c. Related: Permitted; permitting.

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leave

"permission, liberty granted to do something," Old English leafe "leave, permission, licence," dative and accusative of leaf..."permission," from Proto-Germanic *laubo (source also of Old Norse leyfi "permission," and, with prefix, Old Saxon orlof...

congee

mid-14c., "leave or permission to depart," from Old French conget, congié "permission, leave of absence, dismissal, ceremonial...leave-taking" (Modern French congé), from Medieval Latin commeatus "leave, permission to depart," in classical Latin "passage...

desert

transitive, "to leave, abandon," either in a good or bad sense; 1640s, in reference to military service or duty, "leave without permission...Intransitive sense of "quit (a service or post) without permission" is from 1680s. Related: Deserted; deserting....

licence

late 14c., "formal authorization, official permission, permit, privilege," from Old French licence "freedom, liberty, power..., possibility; permission," (12c.), from Latin licentia "freedom, liberty; unrestrained liberty, wantonness, presumption,...Meaning "formal (usually written) permission from authority to do something" (marry, hunt, drive, etc.) is first attested...

commando

military raid undertaken by the Boers against the natives for personal ends," also the name of the leader of the raid and the permission...country, arrives at the Cape, to complain that the Caffrees have taken all his cattle; and intreats a commando, which is a permission...adheres strictly to the facts expressed in the petition: a preamble of regular information would occasion long delays; a permission...

consent

"Feeling together," hence, "agreeing, giving permission," a sense evolution that apparently took place in French before the...

carte blanche

The figurative sense of "full discretionary power, unrestricted permission or authority in some manner" is from 1766....

commendation

late 14c., commendacioun, "expression of approval," late 14c. (from c. 1200 as the name of one of the Offices of the Dead), from Old French commendacion "approval, praise," from Latin commendationem (nominative commendatio) "recommendation, commendation," noun of action from past

sanction

1560s, "a law or decree," from Latin sanctionem (nominative sanctio) "act of decreeing or ordaining," also "a decree, an ordinance, a law," noun of action from past-participle stem of sancire "to decree, confirm, ratify, make sacred" (see saint (n.)). Originally especially of ecc

passport

c. 1500, passe-porte, "authorization to travel through a country," from Old French passeport "authorization to pass through a port" to enter or leave a country (15c.), from passe, imperative of passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)) + port "port" (see port (n.1)). The original sense is

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