Chapter Liberalism to Licentious of L by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Librettist
(Li*bret"tist) n. One who makes a libretto.

Libretto
(Li*bret"to) (li*bret"to; It. le*brat"to), n.; pl. E. Librettos It. Libretti [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See Libel.] (Mus.) (a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. (b) The words themselves.

Libriform
(Li"bri*form) a. [Liber + -form.] (Bot.) Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.

Libriform cells, peculiar wood cells which are very slender and relatively thick-walled, and occasionally are furnished with bordered pits. Goodale.

Libyan
(Lib"y*an) a. Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of that part of Africa between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean, or of Africa as a whole.

Lice
(Lice) n.; pl. of Louse.

Licensable
(Li"cens*a*ble) a. That can be licensed.

License
(Li"cense) n. [Written also licence.] [F. licence, L. licentia, fr. licere to be permitted, prob. orig., to be left free to one; akin to linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Illicit, Leisure.]

1. Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors.

To have a license and a leave at London to dwell.

P. Plowman.

2. The document granting such permission. Addison.

3. Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety.

License they mean when they cry liberty.

Milton.

4. That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc.

Syn. — Leave; liberty; permission.

License
(Li"cense) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Licensed (li"senst); p. pr. & vb. n. Licensing.] To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach. Milton. Shak.

Licensed
(Li"censed) a. Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.

Licensed victualer, one who has a license to keep an inn or eating house; esp., a victualer who has a license to sell intoxicating liquors.

Licensee
(Li`cen*see") n. (Law) The person to whom a license is given.

Licenser
(Li"cens*er) n. One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press.

Licensure
(Li"cen*sure) n. A licensing. [R.]

Licentiate
(Li*cen"ti*ate) (li*sen"shi*at or - shat; 106), n. [LL. licentiatus, fr. licentiare to allow to do anything, fr. L. licentia license. See License, n.]