impŏsĭtīcĭus (inp-), or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [impono], laid on, applied (anteand post-class.).
I Lit.: canthari, only laid on , not fastened , Dig. 30, 1, 41, § 11.—
II Trop.: nomina, i. e. the primitive names applied to things , Varr. L. L. 8, § 5 Müll.; 10, § 61: causa, ascribed (opp. naturalis and publica), Dig. 39, 1, 5, § 9.