license
noun
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
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When Mr. Springsteen was forced to sneak behind the wheel, licenseless, to handle some of the driving on his earliest tours, his ineptitude terrified his band members.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016