<div class="legacy-text">FRACTAL SAYS:<br />permission (pər-mĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key <br />n. <br />The act of permitting. <br />Consent, especially formal consent; authorization. <br /><br /><br />[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permissiō, permissiōn-, from permissus, past participle of permittere, to permit; see permit.] <br /><br /><br />Synonyms: These nouns denote approval for a course of action that is granted by one in authority: was refused permission to smoke; seeking authorization to begin construction; gave their consent to the marriage; will ask leave to respond to the speaker; was given license to depart; gave sanction to the project.<br />Antonym: prohibition</div>