'Imprimatur' definitions:

Definition of 'imprimatur'

(from WordNet)
noun
Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]

Definition of 'Imprimatur'

From: GCIDE
  • Imprimatur \Im`pri*ma"tur\, n. [L., let it be printed.]
  • 1. (Law) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (R. C. Ch.) Permission granted from a designated eccliastical authority to publish a book or other document; -- required by church law for Catholics, especially ecclesiastics, who wish to publish. [PJC]
  • 3. Hence: Official approval for some proposed activity; as, a contract this large needs the imprimatur of the legal department. [PJC]