permission
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
Noun 3 meanings
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
“Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?”
The act of permitting.
Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
“I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.”
Verb 1 meaning
To grant or obtain authorization for.
Etymology
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”).
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PERMISSION at a glance
PERMISSION has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,952 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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