simple past tense and past participle of license
"After getting licensed, he immediately drove his new car off the lot."
In plain English: To be licensed means to have official permission from an authority to do something specific.
"The mayor licensed the new restaurant after inspecting its kitchen."
Usage: Use "licensed" to describe an official permit or certificate that has been issued to someone or something. It functions as both the simple past tense and the past participle when referring to granting legal authorization.
given official approval to act
"an accredited college"
"commissioned broker"
"licensed pharmacist"
"authorized representative"
having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
"The restaurant is licensed to serve alcohol after passing all health and safety inspections."
In plain English: Licensed means having an official government permission to do something specific, like drive a car or sell alcohol.
"The driver was fined because his car did not have a valid license plate."
Usage: Use licensed to describe something or someone that has received official permission from an authority to operate legally, such as a licensed driver or a licensed restaurant. Do not use it to mean simply authorized by a person or organization without government involvement.
Derived from Old French licencier, licensed comes from Latin licentia meaning permission or license. The term originally referred to granting official authority before evolving into its current past participle form indicating authorization.