impresa


im·pre·sa

I0065200 (ĭm-prā′zə)n. An emblem or device with a motto.
[Italian, undertaking, impresa; see impresario.]

impresa

(ɪmˈpreɪzə) or

imprese

n (Heraldry) an emblem or device, usually a motto, as on a coat of arms[C16: from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise]

im•pre•sa

(ɪmˈpreɪ zə)

n., pl. -sas, -se (-zeɪ) an emblem. [1580–90; < Italian: literally, undertaking]