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visaing

[vee-zuh] Origin

vi·sa

[vee-zuh] noun, plural -sas, verb, -saed, -sa·ing.
noun
1.
an endorsement made by an authorized representative of one country upon a passport issued by another, permitting the passport holder entry into or transit through the country making the endorsement.
verb (used with object)
2.
to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
3.
to put a visa on (a passport).

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Visaing is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, visé.


Origin:
1825–35; < French, short for Latin carta vīsa the document (has been) examined; vīsa, past participle feminine of vīsere to look into, see to, frequentative of vidēre to see

passport, visa.
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Word Origin & History

visa
1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from Fr. visa, from Mod.L. charta visa "verified paper," lit. "paper that has been seen," from fem. pp. of L. videre "to see" (see vision). Earlier visé (1810), from Fr. pp. of viser "to examine, view."
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