Im-pŏst'ūre, n.

(53), n. [Fr. imposture, Sp., It., & Lat. impostura. See IMPOSE.] The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition. Form new legends, And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson. Syn.—Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.