The verb license or grant license means to give permission. The noun license (licence in British spelling) refers to that permission as well as to the document memorializing that permission. License may be granted by a party ("licensor") to another party ("licensee") as an element of an agreement between those parties. A shorthand definition of a license's "an authorization (by the licensor) to use the licensed material (by the licensee)." Intellectual property A licensor may grant license und… (More on License)