Imprimatur

[im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-] /ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər, -ˈmeɪ-, -praɪ-/

noun
1.
an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.
Compare .
2.
sanction or approval; support:
Our plan has the company president’s imprimatur.
/ˌɪmprɪˈmeɪtə; -ˈmɑː-/
noun
1.
(RC Church) a licence granted by a bishop certifying the Church’s approval of a book to be published
2.
sanction, authority, or approval, esp for something to be printed
n.

1640, Modern Latin, literally “let it be printed,” the formula of a book licenser, third person singular present subjunctive passive of Latin imprimere “to print” (see impress). Originally of state license to print books, later only of Roman Catholic Church.

Read Also:

Imprimis
[im-prahy-mis, -pree-] /ɪmˈpraɪ mɪs, -ˈpri-/ adverb 1. in the first place. /ɪmˈpraɪmɪs/ adverb 1. (archaic) in the first place
Imprint
[noun im-print; verb im-print] /noun ˈɪm prɪnt; verb ɪmˈprɪnt/ noun 1. a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something. 2. any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars. 3. Bibliography. 4. any marketing name used by a company or organization for […]
Imprinter
[im-prin-ter] /ɪmˈprɪn tər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. a machine or device that something onto another surface: an imprinter for writing the amounts on payroll checks.

Imprison
[im-priz-uh n] /ɪmˈprɪz ən/ verb (used with object) 1. to confine in or as if in a prison. /ɪmˈprɪzən/ verb 1. (transitive) to confine in or as if in prison v. c.1300, from Old French emprisoner (12c.), from em- “in” (see in- (2)) + prison (see prison). Related: Imprisoned; imprisoning.
Imprinting
[im-prin-ting] /ɪmˈprɪn tɪŋ/ noun, Animal Behavior, Psychology. 1. rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically soon after birth or hatching, and establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object, as attachment to parent, offspring, or site. [noun im-print; verb im-print] /noun ˈɪm prɪnt; verb ɪmˈprɪnt/ noun 1. a mark […]