imprimery

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

imprimery

Where it comes from

From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im- (“in-”) + primer (“to print”). Equivalent to imprint + -ery.

noun imprimeries

archaic, countable Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment. France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards.
Similar: printer, printing house, &c
obsolete, uncountable Synonym of printing, the art or act of printing.
Similar: printing
countable, obsolete Synonym of print, a single instance of printing.
Similar: print

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"imprimery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imprimery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

imprimery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imprimery

Chicago

"imprimery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imprimery.

BibTeX

@misc{imprimery_2026,
  title = {imprimery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imprimery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}