licentiation
(ˌlaɪsɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən)
[f. licentiate v.: see -ation.]
The action of licensing; now only, the granting of a licence, e.g. to a medical practitioner.
| 1643 J. Freeman Serm. 35 There is a tacite licentiation or permission of errour. 1880 E. Robertson in Encycl. Brit. XI. 19/2 The system of medical licentiation is year by year becoming more stringent and more centralized. |