Impresa is an emblem or device, usually with a motto. The word comes from Italian and Latin, meaning "undertaking" or "to grasp."
Impresa ist ein Emblem oder eine Devise, oft mit einem Motto. Das Wort stammt aus dem Italienischen und Lateinischen und bedeutet "Unternehmen" oder "ergreifen".
| Front | impresa \im-PRAY-zuh\ |
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| Back | noun An emblem or device, usually with a motto. [From Italian impresa (undertaking), past participle of imprendere (to undertake), from Latin in- + prehendere (to grasp). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghend-/ghed- (to seize or to take), which is also the source of pry, prey, spree, reprise, surprise, pregnant, osprey, prison, and get. Earliest documented use: before 1586.] "A bottle of poison was brought by a girl who owns a ring bearing the impresa of Mary Stuart." |
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