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permitted, ppl. a.|pəˈmɪtɪd|
[f. as prec. + -ed1.]
a. Allowed; not forbidden or hindered.
1704H. Waring (title) The Access to Virtue; or, Permitted Approach of a Court Penitent to the Divine Astrea. 1790H. More Relig. Fash. World 138 An habit of self⁓denial in permitted pleasures easily induces a victory over such as are unlawful. 1877Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. 114 He indulged his natural inclinations at all permitted times.
b. permitted hours: the hours during which the sale of intoxicating liquor is legal.
1923W. B. Capper Licensed Houses III. lxxii. 211 In Wales and Monmouthshire, however, there are no permitted hours for licensed premises on Sundays. 1946H. Dugdale Managem. of Public-House x. 67 Occasionally, the permitted hours applicable to a public-house do not sufficiently meet the requirements of the neighbourhood wherein the ‘house’ is situated. 1964V. Heaton Pub of your Own xvi. 115 Though licensed premises may not sell intoxicating liquor after the permitted hours, nor may it be consumed later than ten minutes after permitted hours, there is no compulsion either to close the premises or to hide any display of liquor.
Hence perˈmittedly adv., allowedly.
1824T. S. Mulock in N. & Q. 9th Ser. VII. 501/1 The force..of the Satanic craft permittedly practised upon you. |