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