imprimatur
imprimatur 〈拉〉出版许可 罗马教会法规定的，主教对出版关于《圣经》、教义或道德的神学理论着作或其他重要的出版物所作出的许可。近代以后，指对书籍等出版物的出版许可，以前在英国存在，现在在其它国家仍然存在。
IMPRIMATUR
imprimatur
imprimatur (im-pri-may-t[schwa]r or -mah-t[schwa]r). [Latin “let it be printed”] 1. A license required to publish a book. • Once required in England, the imprimatur is now encountered only rarely in countries that censor the press. 2. A general grant of approval; commendatory license or sanction.