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Definition of permission : 1. Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors.
2. The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

Synonyms:

leave, authority, licence, permit, allow, allowance

assent, sanction, acceptance, authentication, confirmation, approbation, underwriting, approval, ratification, consent, endorsement, affirmation

exception, liberty, pardon, concession, freedom, waiver, release, discharge, amnesty, license, stay, dismissal, excuse, absolution, dispensation, relief, privilege, reprieve, immunity, exemption

corroboration, support, accord, letting, nod, avowal, the go-ahead, OK, encouragement, concurrence, adjustment, visa, imprimatur, guaranty, commendation, acknowledgment, grace, empowering, connivance, acquiescence, legalization, admission, advocacy, indulgence, toleration, green light, assurance, promise, carte blanche, trust, settlement, subscription, verification, recognition, high-sign, concordance, grant, rubber stamp, tolerance, guarantee

commission, validation, agreement, designation, empowerment, blessing, warrant, certification, notarization, enfranchisement, entitlement, authorization

Usage examples:

• Nobody's going into it- without our permission. - "The Chestermarke Instinct", J. S. Fletcher.
• " I am going to speak to you now," he continued, " just as though you were my own sister, have I your permission to do so, Philippa?" - "Wife in Name Only", Charlotte M. Braeme (Bertha M. Clay).
• Give me your permission to come and see her. - "Odd", Amy Le Feuvre.