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单词 licenser of plays
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licenser of plays
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.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > one who appraises > with authority
sealer1467–8
licenser1644
valuator1665
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > person engaged in > of public morals
censurer1586
censor1592
licenser1644
captor1646
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 14 Those books must be permitted untoucht by the licencer.
1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 133 He was appointed by the Presbyterians a Licenser of the Press in London.
1737 Chesterfield Speech 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.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Licenser, a granter of permission; commonly a tool of power.
1812 Sir F. Burdett in Examiner 21 Dec. 816/1 Much had been said of the tyranny of having a supervisor and licenser of the press.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 348 Sir Roger Lestrange..had been licenser under the last two Kings.
1874 J. C. Bucknill & D. H. Tuke Man. Psychol. Med. (ed. 3) 2 The College of Physicians, whose licensers were required to visit the houses which they had licensed.
1884 W. J. Courthope Addison v. 83 For a long time the evanescent character of the newspaper allowed it to escape the attention of the licenser.
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