IMPOSTS

Noun

imposts

plural of impost

Anagrams

• mispost, misspot, misstop

Source: Wiktionary


IMPOST

Im"post, n. Etym: [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]

1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country. Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. Macaulay.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.

Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.

Syn.

– Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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