permit

/pər-ˈmit/

Middle English permitten, from Latin permittere to let through, permit, from per- through + mittere to let go, send

verb

  1. to consent to expressly or formally

  2. to give leave : authorize

  3. to make possible

permit access to records

noun

  1. a written warrant or license granted by one having authority

  2. permission

a gun permit

noun

  1. a pompano (Trachinotus falcatus) that is an important game fish of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic