li·cence (lī′səns) n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of license. licence (ˈlaɪsəns) or license n 1. (Law) a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something 2. formal permission or exemption 3. liberty of action or thought; freedom 4. intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain ...