permission

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of allowing someone to do something.

   We asked the teacher for permission to leave early.

2. 2
   noun

   Official or formal approval to do something.

   You need written permission to build on this land.

3. 3
   noun

   A computer setting that controls who can open or change a file.

   I changed the file's permissions so only I could edit it.

From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).

Topics