Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vis['e]ed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Vis['e]ing}.]
   To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.

Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, n. [F. vis['e], p. p. of viser to put a visa
   to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.]
   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.