## Meanings
1. An official document that gives you permission to do or own something.
2. To give someone official permission to do something.
3. The legal terms that allow a person to use a product, especially software.

## Examples
- You need a license to drive a car.
- He is licensed to practise law in this state.
- Read the license carefully before installing the program.

## Derived Forms
- colicense
- crosslicense
- delicense
- licensable
- license-free
- licensee
- licenseless
- licenselike
- licenser
- licensor
- licensure
- licentious

## Related Forms
- licensure
- licentious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: licence
- Root: licentia

## Etymology
From Middle English licence, licens, lisence, lissens, licance, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia (“license”), from licens, present participle of licere (“to be allowed, be allowable”); compare linquere, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave”).

## AI Etymology
License comes from Middle English licence, licens, lisence, lissens, licance, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia (“license”), from licens, present participle of licere (“to be allowed, be allowable”); compare linquere, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave”).

## Topics
- Law & Government

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