visé

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An indorsement made upon a passport or the like by the properly constituted authority, whether ambassador, consul, or police, denoting that it has been examined and found correct. Also visa.
2. To put a visé on; examine and indorse, as a passport. Also visa.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
2. v. To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.