Definition of IMPRIMATUR

imprimatur

Plural: imprimantur, imprimaturs

Noun

  • formal and explicit approval
  • An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
  • Any mark of official approval.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin imprimātur (“let it be printed”), third person singular present subjunctive passive form of imprimere (“to imprint”).

Scrabble Score: 16

imprimatur: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
imprimatur: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imprimatur: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

imprimatur: valid Words With Friends Word