imposture Copy link Outline 1. praestīgiae (strictly, jugglery); that kind of i. and deception (astrology), id pr. atque offuciarum genus, Gell. 14, 1, init.2. fallācia3. impostūra (late and very rare) • imposture: 1. praestīgiae (strictly, jugglery); that kind of i. and deception (astrology), id pr. atque offuciarum genus, Gell. 14, 1, init.: cf. Pl. Capt. 3, 3, 9: v. trick. 2. fallācia: v. deception. 3. impostūra (late and very rare): Treb. Gall. 12: Ulp. Dig.