IMPRESA

Etymology

Noun

impresa (plural impresas)

(heraldry) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.

Anagrams

• empairs, primase

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pre"sa, n. Etym: [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.)

Definition: A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like. [Written also imprese and impress.] My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel for shelter. J. Webster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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