(a) Permission, leave; authority or right (to do sth.); license, freedom; right established by law; official authorization, permit; licence and ~, formal permission; bar ~, restricted authorization (in administering the sacraments); ~ enlargished, extended permission; general ~, general or unrestricted authorization; lenger yeres ~, ?extension of the period of grace, grant of an extended time of grace; lettres of ~ [see lettre 2. (d)]; (b) asken ~, craven ~; geten ~ (at, of; graunten ~; nimen ~ (at; taken ~ (of; winnen ~, yeven ~, etc.; (c) ben no ~, to be impermissible, not to be allowed; geten (winnen) ~, obtain admission or right of access; haven ~, have permission or authority; have freedom or power; be allowed, be able; obtain permission; obtain a quittance or release [quot.: CT.Co.]; haven ~ at, be allowed by (sb.); obtain leave from (sb.); taken ~, consent to (sth.), ratify (sth.); (d) bi (mid, with)..~, bi (with) ~ of, with (someone's) permission or consent; bi (with) thi (your) ~, bi (with) the ~ of you, etc., with your consent; by your leave, if you please; with ~, rightfully, with propriety, lawfully; withouten (ayenes, biside)..~, withouten ~ of, without (someone's) permission or consent; without (someone's) formal authorization; withouten (buten) ~, without leave or permission, without authorization.

(a) Leave or permission to go; leave-taking, farewell; ~ takinge; with love and ~, with permission and consent [see also love n. (1) 2. (a)]; asken ~, beden ~, preien ~, yeven ~; (b) cacchen (fongen, haven, lacchen, nimen, taken) ~, to ask for and obtain permission to go; take one's leave; bid farewell; depart; (c) taken ~, to abandon (sth.), quit [quot.: Cato(1)]; also, fig. taken ~, die; cacchen ~ of, fongen ~ at, lacchen (nimen, taken) ~ at (of), taken ~ on, ask for and obtain permission to go from (sb.); take leave of (sb. or sth.); bid farewell to (sb. or sth.); leave or abandon (sb. or sth.).