permissoryadj.

Brit.

/pəˈmɪs(ə)ri/, U.S.

/pərˈmɪsəri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin permiss- , permittere , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin permiss-, past participial stem of permittere permit v. + -ory suffix².

1. That permits or gives permission; = permissive adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > that permits

permissive1576

free and easy1594

concessive1619

facultative1822

permissory1849

tolerative1891

1849 North Star (Rochester, New York) 21 Dec. 2/4 Another member of the Board read the regulation to which he referred, and showed plainly that it was only permissory, not imperative.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 12 The Church Mission Society had entrusted me with a permissory letter to their servant.

1923 B. W. Henderson Life & Principate of Emperor Hadrian vi. 101 Enough remains to show the nature of the inscription and a few of the permissory rights.

1973 Ethics 83 155 This expression does not comprehend certain relations which obtain between obligatory norms and permissory norms in the law field.

2001 Independent (Nexis) 1 Nov. 7 Fuel is still on sale, but it can be obtained only after receiving a permissory chit from one of the mullahs.

†a. Permitted, allowed; = permissive adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > permitted or allowed

permissive1467

licit1483

licentiatec1500

permitted1553

allowable?1555

allowed1572

licent1606

permissory1858

1858 J. Douglas Let. in Evid. for U.S. in Matter of Claims of Hudson's Bay & Puget's Sound Agric. Companies (1867) 352 The Hudson's Bay Company have acquired rights to the soil through permissory occupation and improvement.

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 137 The advantages of this permissory choice are obvious.

b. Discretionary, optional.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > dependent upon will or inclination

imperated1535

arbitrary1574

imperate1624

electitious1631

discretionary1643

arbitrarious1647

discretional1653

arbitral1662

discretionable1750

eligible1769

permissory1909

1909 Science 5 Mar. 378/2 Heretofore the pensions to widows have been only permissory. They have now been raised from discretionary ones to a certain provision.

1937 M. E. Dimock Mod. Polit. & Admin. ix. 238 More and more, laws give administration permissory powers, authority which need not be used but which may be if found necessary.

1963 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 18 Dec. 18/6 The plan reduces the permissory retirement age of city employees from 65 to 62.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	permissory
释义	permissoryadj. Brit. /pəˈmɪs(ə)ri/, U.S. /pərˈmɪsəri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin permiss- , permittere , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin permiss-, past participial stem of permittere permit v. + -ory suffix². 1. That permits or gives permission; = permissive adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > that permits permissive1576 free and easy1594 concessive1619 facultative1822 permissory1849 tolerative1891 1849 North Star (Rochester, New York) 21 Dec. 2/4 Another member of the Board read the regulation to which he referred, and showed plainly that it was only permissory, not imperative. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 12 The Church Mission Society had entrusted me with a permissory letter to their servant. 1923 B. W. Henderson Life & Principate of Emperor Hadrian vi. 101 Enough remains to show the nature of the inscription and a few of the permissory rights. 1973 Ethics 83 155 This expression does not comprehend certain relations which obtain between obligatory norms and permissory norms in the law field. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 1 Nov. 7 Fuel is still on sale, but it can be obtained only after receiving a permissory chit from one of the mullahs. 2. †a. Permitted, allowed; = permissive adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > permitted or allowed permissive1467 licit1483 licentiatec1500 permitted1553 allowable?1555 allowed1572 licent1606 permissory1858 1858 J. Douglas Let. in Evid. for U.S. in Matter of Claims of Hudson's Bay & Puget's Sound Agric. Companies (1867) 352 The Hudson's Bay Company have acquired rights to the soil through permissory occupation and improvement. 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 137 The advantages of this permissory choice are obvious. b. Discretionary, optional. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > dependent upon will or inclination imperated1535 arbitrary1574 imperate1624 electitious1631 discretionary1643 arbitrarious1647 discretional1653 arbitral1662 discretionable1750 eligible1769 permissory1909 1909 Science 5 Mar. 378/2 Heretofore the pensions to widows have been only permissory. They have now been raised from discretionary ones to a certain provision. 1937 M. E. Dimock Mod. Polit. & Admin. ix. 238 More and more, laws give administration permissory powers, authority which need not be used but which may be if found necessary. 1963 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 18 Dec. 18/6 The plan reduces the permissory retirement age of city employees from 65 to 62. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1849
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