Word of the Day - Imprimatur

[debodun]

Imprimatur (noun) - a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement.

The minting of some commemorative coins require an imprimatur of the government.

 

[Kaila]

Is the book-cover of a book that received a special honor, imprinted with an imprimatur?

 

[Aunt Marg]

The New Penguin version bears the imprimatur of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

 

[RubyK]

Imprimatur is a latin word meaning, "Let it be printed."

 

[Kaila]

Is an imprimatur usually flat and printed, or is it more often 3-dimensional or a little raised?
I am still confused as to which types of seals it applies to.....

 

[Aunt Marg]

Is an imprimatur usually flat and printed, or is it more often 3-dimensional or a little raised?
I am still confused as to which types of seals it applies to.....

Related to paper, flat and printed, or in the case of a wax seal, 3-dimensional.