dispensation vs permit

dispensation

noun
  • The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption. 

  • In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption from some ecclesiastical law, or from an obligation to God which a person has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.). 

  • That which is dispensed, dealt out, or given; that which is bestowed on someone 

  • The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution 

  • A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy 

  • The distribution of good and evil by God to man. 

permit

noun
  • A learner's permit. 

  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

verb
  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

How often have the words dispensation and permit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )