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permittance

permittance noun: the act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.

Noun

permittance (countable and uncountable, plural permittances)

  1. The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
    • Thus we see how this unclean permittance defeats the sacred and glorious end both of the moral and judicial law1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
  2. The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction.

Forms of permittance

pluralpermittances

Origin of permittance

From permit + -ance.

Questions about permittance

What does permittance mean?
Permittance means the act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
What part of speech is permittance?
Permittance is a noun.
What is the plural of permittance?
The plural of permittance is permittances.

Words near permittance in the dictionary

  1. permitivity
  2. permitless
  3. permitless carry
  4. permits
  5. permittable
  6. permittance
  7. permittances
  8. permitted
  9. permittedly
  10. permittee
  11. permittees

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