permittitur

Permittitur is a Latin verb form meaning “it is permitted” or “let it be allowed.” It is the third-person singular present passive indicative of permittere, a verb meaning to permit, allow, entrust, or authorize. In practice, permittitur is often used impersonally, with the subject referring to the act or circumstance that may occur, and the agent granting permission being understood from context or stated elsewhere.

Usage and context include classical, medieval, and ecclesiastical Latin, where permittitur appears in legal, administrative, and normative writing to indicate permission granted by an authority. It frequently combines with an infinitive to specify the permissible action, for example: “Ei permittitur ridere” meaning “It is permitted for him to laugh,” or a simple clause such as “Hoc permittitur” meaning “This is permitted.” It can also take a dative of person when clarifying who is permitted, for instance “Ei permittitur librum legere” meaning “It is permitted to him to read the book.”

In broader Latin usage, the active counterpart is permittere (“to permit”). Other expressions of permission in Latin include licet, meaning “it is allowed,” and in publishing contexts imprimatur (let it be printed). In modern Latin scholarship and grammar, permittitur is cited as an example of an impersonal passive construction governing an infinitival complement or a dependent clause.

Overall, permittitur remains a standard form in Latin that communicates permissive authority, particularly in formal, legal, or canonical texts.