Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

tolerance, toleration; liberty, law, license, concession, grace; indulgence &c (lenity) 740; favor, dispensation, exemption, release; connivance; vouchsafement†. authorization, warranty, accordance, admission. permit, warrant, brevet, precept, sanction, authority, firman; hukm†; pass, passport; furlough, license, carte blanche [Fr.], ticket of leave; grant, charter; patent, letters patent. V. permit; give permission &c n., give power; let, allow, admit; suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize; concede &c 762; accord, vouchsafe, favor, humor, gratify, indulge, stretch a point; wink at, connive at; shut one's eyes to. grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant; sanction; intrust &c (commission) 755. give carte blanche [Fr.], give the reins to, give scope to &c (freedom) 748; leave alone, leave it to one, leave the door open; open the door to, open the flood gates; give a loose to. let off; absolve &c (acquit) 970; release, exonerate, dispense with. ask permission, beg permission, request permission, ask leave, beg leave, request leave. Adj. permitting &c v.; permissive, indulgent; permitted &c v.; patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal; legalized &c (law) 963; licit; unforbid†, unforbidden†; unconditional. Adv. by leave, with leave, on leave &c n.; speciali gratia [It]; under favor of; pace; ad libitum &c (freely) 748, (at will) 600; by all means &c (willingly) 602; yes &c (assent) 488. Phr. avec permissin [Fr.]; brevet d'invention [Fr.].