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Impost

//ˈɪmpəʊst// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise. historical

    "’Tis a Land-tax, vvhich he’s too poor to pay; / You, therefore muſt ſome other Impoſt lay."

  2. 2
    The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.

    "The outer circle [of Stonehenge] has been formed by a combination of two uprights and an impost; yet each combination of these three stones is detached, and without any connection with the rest, except that of coinciding in the form of a circle."

  3. 3
    the lowest stone in an arch — from which it springs wordnet
  4. 4
    The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap. slang
  5. 5
    money collected under a tariff wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French impost, itself borrowed or adapted from Latin impōsitus, past participle of impōnō (“I impose”).

Etymology 2

From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.

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