impost 1
— imposter , n.
/im"pohst/ , n.
1. a tax; tribute; duty.
2. a customs duty.
3. Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
v.t.
4. to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.
[ 1560-70; impostus a tax, n. use of L impostus, var. of impositus imposed; see IMPOSITION ]
impost 2
/im"pohst/ , n. Archit.
1. the point of springing of an arch; spring.
2. an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.
[ 1655-65; imposte imposta impostus (ptp.); see IMPOST 1 ]