ex libris
noun
ex li·bris eks-ˈlē-brəs 
-ˌbrēs
plural ex libris
: a book owner's identification label that is usually pasted to the inside front cover of a book : bookplate
On the inside of the covers appears that plate with the fat chicken wearing glasses, hatching a closed book. Yehiel explained to me that that was his father's ex libris …
Meir Shalev
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The artist Robert Pruitt designed an ex libris bookplate for Jay-Z’s private library. WSJ, 13 Mar. 2021
WSJ, 13 Mar. 2021 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from the books; used before the owner's name on bookplates
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above