permittance
English
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editpermittance (countable and uncountable, plural permittances)
- The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
- 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, book:
- Thus we see how this unclean permittance defeats the sacred and glorious end both of the moral and judicial law
- (electricity) The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction.