learner's permit vs licence

learner's permit and licence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
learner's permit	Yes	No	No	No
licence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, licence is a hypernym of learner's permit; that is, licence is a word with a broader meaning than learner's permit:

learner's permit: a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile
licence: a legal document giving official permission to do something

Other hypernyms of learner's permit include license, permit.

learner's permit (noun)	licence (noun)
a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile	a legal document giving official permission to do something
	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

learner's permit (verb)	licence (verb)
	authorize officially