imprese
/ɪmˈpriːz/
noun
- A device or emblem with a motto, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to represent a person or ideal.
- In Renaissance poetry, an imprese often symbolized the wearer's virtues or ambitions.
- The museum displayed a collection of imprese from Italian noble families.
- The knight carried an imprese of a phoenix with the motto 'Rising from ashes.'