bookplate

== English == === Etymology === From book +‎ plate. === Noun === bookplate (plural bookplates) A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bookplate (third-person singular simple present bookplates, present participle bookplating, simple past and past participle bookplated) (transitive) To affix a bookplate to (a book).