- L. permitterepermissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See Per-, and Mission
- To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.What things God doth neither command nor forbid . . . he permitteth with approbation either to be done or left undone.
- To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.
- To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.Let us not aggravate our sorrows, But to the gods permit the event of things.To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure; consent to.
