[im.pri.ma.tur] n [NL, let it be printed, fr. imprimere to print, fr. L, to imprint, impress--more at impress] (1640) 1 a: a license to print or publish esp. by Roman Catholic episcopal authority b: approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship
2. a: sanction, approval b: imprint c: a mark of approval or distinction