permittance

English

Etymology

permit +‎ -ance

Noun

permittance (countable and uncountable, plural permittances)

1. The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.
   • 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, book:

     Thus we see how this unclean permittance defeats the sacred and glorious end both of the moral and judicial law

2. (electricity) The power of a dielectric to permit or enhance induction.

Anagrams

• pentametric