IMPRIMATUR

sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur

(noun) formal and explicit approval; “a Democrat usually gets the union’s endorsement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

imprimatur (plural imprimaturs or imprimantur)

(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.

(by extension) Any mark of official approval.

Synonyms: approval, authorization, endorsement

Source: Wiktionary


Im`pri*ma"tur, n. Etym: [L., let it be printed.] (Law)

Definition: A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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