Permit

per-mit′, v.t. to give leave to: to allow to be or to be done: to afford means: to give opportunity:— pr.p. permit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. permit′ted. — n. (per′mit) a written permi ion, esp. from a custom-house officer to remove goods.— n. Permi ibil′ity .— adj. Permi ′ible , that may be permitted: allowable.— adv. Permi ′ibly .— n. Permis′sion , act of permitting: liberty granted: allowance.— adj. Permi ′ive , granting permi ion or liberty: allowing: granted: not hindered.— adv. Permi ′ively , by permi ion, without prohibition.— ns. Permit′tance , permi ion; Permittēē′ , one to whom permi ion is granted; Permit′ter , one who permits.— Permi ive Bill , a measure embodying the principles of local option for the regulation of the liquor traffic; Permi ive laws , laws that permit certain things without enforcing anything. [L. permittĕre , -mi um , to let pa through— per , through, mittĕre , to send.]