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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impost \Im"post\, n. [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.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impost n 1: money collected under a tariff [syn: {customs}, {customs duty}, {custom}] 2: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: {springer}]
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