interposit

English

Etymology

From Latin interpositus, past participle of interponere. See interposition.

Noun

interposit (plural interposits)

1. An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city or country and another.
   • 1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece:

     Perinthus becoming the principal key of communication for Athens with the Euxine , the interposit of the Athenian trade

References

• “interposit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.