Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Licensed \Li"censed\ (l[imac]"senst), a.
Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a
licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.
{Licensed victualer}, one who has a license to keep an inn or
eating house; esp., a victualer who has a license to sell
intoxicating liquors.
Victualer \Vict"ual*er\, n. [F. victuailleur.] [Written also
{victualler}.]
1. One who furnishes victuals.
2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper;
an innkeeper. --Shak.
3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for
military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.
4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. [Scot.]
{Licensed victualer}. See under {Licensed}.