Etymology

imposture

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Today it means: The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition. Full definition →

Middle French imposture ← Late Latin impostura ← Latin impostus
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  1. Latin · derived fromimpostus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromimpostura
  3. Middle French · derived fromimposture
  4. English todayimposture

From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.

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