impost


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
impost1 /ˈɪmpəʊst/
noun
  • 1 a tax or similar compulsory payment.
  • 2 Horse Racing the weight carried by a horse as a handicap.
– origin C16: from Fr., from med. L. impostus, from L. impositus, past part. of imponere (see impose).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
impost2 /ˈɪmpəʊst/
noun Architecture the top course of a pillar that supports an arch.
– origin C15: from Ital. imposta, fem. past part. of imporre, from L. imponere (see impose).
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