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licenser|ˈlaɪsənsə(r)|
[f. license v. + -er1.]
One who licenses or gives authoritative permission for something; esp. an official whose function it is to license the publication of books or papers (licenser of the press), or the performance of plays (licenser of plays), on being satisfied that they contain nothing contrary to law or to public morals or decency.
1644Milton Areop. (Arb.) 47 Those books must be permitted untoucht by the licencer. 1691Wood Ath. Oxon. II. 133 He was appointed by the Presbyterians a Licenser of the Press in London. 1737Chesterfield Sp. on Licensing Bill in Hansard Parl. Hist. (1812) X. 334 By good luck he was not the licenser, otherwise the kingdom of France had never had the pleasure..of seeing that play acted. 1755Johnson, Licenser, a granter of permission; commonly a tool of power. 1812Sir F. Burdett in Examiner 21 Dec. 816/1 Much had been said of the tyranny of having a supervisor and licenser of the press. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xix. IV. 348 Sir Roger Lestrange..had been licenser under the last two Kings. 1874Bucknill & Tuke Psych. Med. (ed. 3) 2 The College of Physicians, whose licensers were required to visit the houses which they had licensed. 1884W. J. Courthope Addison v. 83 For a long time the evanescent character of the newspaper allowed it to escape the attention of the licenser. |