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impost

im·post

UK/ˈɪmpəʊst/ US/ˈɪmpoʊst/ uncommon slang

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the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

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

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