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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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