licence

English

Etymology

From Old French licence, from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪsəns/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: li‧cence

Noun

licence (countable and uncountable, plural licences)

1. (Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa) Standard spelling of license.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• artistic licence
• free on license
• licenced
• licentiate

• licentious
• off-licence
• poetic licence
• road fund licence

Translations

license — see license

Verb

licence (third-person singular simple present licences, present participle licencing, simple past and past participle licenced)

1. (Britain, Canada, South Africa, nonstandard) Alternative form of license

Usage notes

• In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelled licence and the verb is license.
• The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

Translations

license — see license

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Czech

Etymology

From Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.tsen.tse/

Noun

licence f

1. licence (UK), license (US)

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	licence	licence
genitive	licence	licencí
dative	licenci	licencím
accusative	licenci	licence
vocative	licence	licence
locative	licenci	licencích
instrumental	licencí	licencemi

Further reading

• licence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• licence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin licentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.sɑ̃s/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
• Homophone: licences

Noun

licence f (plural licences)

1. licence
2. permit, certificate
3. bachelor's degree (more accurately in France Bac+3)

Derived terms

• licencier
  • licenciement
• licencieux

Related terms

• loisir

Further reading

• “licence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Hungarian

Etymology

licenc +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlit͡sɛnt͡sɛ]
• Hyphenation: li‧cen‧ce

Noun

licence

1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of licenc

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	licence	—
accusative	licencét	—
dative	licencének	—
instrumental	licencével	—
causal-final	licencéért	—
translative	licencévé	—
terminative	licencéig	—
essive-formal	licenceként	—
essive-modal	licencéül	—
inessive	licencében	—
superessive	licencén	—
adessive	licencénél	—
illative	licencébe	—
sublative	licencére	—
allative	licencéhez	—
elative	licencéből	—
delative	licencéről	—
ablative	licencétől	—

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Old French

Noun

licence f (oblique plural licences, nominative singular licence, nominative plural licences)

1. leave; permission to be away, to be not present

Descendants

• English: licence, license (borrowed)
• French: licence