Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Authorized \Au"thor*ized\, a.
   1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized
      agent.

   2. Sanctioned by authority.

   {The Authorized Version} of the Bible is the English
      translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction
      of King James I. It was ``appointed to be read in
      churches,'' and has been the accepted English Bible. The
      Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.