toelaat
Toelaat is a Dutch noun that denotes permission or admission granted by an authority. It refers to the act or status of being allowed to do something or to enter a place, and it is most often found in formal, administrative, or legal language. In everyday Dutch, more common words for permission or admission are toestemming (consent) and toelating (admission or approval); toelaat is relatively rare and tends to appear in historical texts, set phrases, or specialized legal formulations.
The noun is historically linked to the verb toestaan, meaning to allow. In older or formal documents,
In modern reference works, toelaat is typically treated as a less common term. It is advisable to