Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "maƙasudi" mutum ne ko mahaluƙi wanda aka yi wa canja wurin dukiya ko haƙƙin doka. A wasu kalmomi, wanda aka ba da izini shine wanda ya karɓi aiki ko canja wurin mallaka ko haƙƙin daga wani mutum ko mahaluƙi, wanda aka sani da mai ba da izini. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar a cikin mahallin kwangiloli, inda wani ɓangare ya ba da haƙƙinsu ko wajibcinsu a ƙarƙashin kwangilar ga wani ɓangaren, wanda ya zama wanda aka ba shi. Sai wanda aka ba shi ya ɗauki haƙƙoƙi da haƙƙin da aka ba wa wanda aka ba shi, kuma an ce kwangilar an ba shi ko an tura shi ga wanda aka ba shi.