impeach, to hinder. Sir T. Elyot, Governour, bk. iii, c. 28; Spenser, Virgil’s Gnat, 576. See [empeach].
impechement, hindrance. Sir T. Elyot, Governour, bk. i, c. 15 (end). See [empesshement].
imperance, commanding quality, command. Hero and Leander, iii. 392. L. imperare, to command.
impertinent, not pertinent, irrelevant. Bacon, Essay 26; Tempest i. 2. 138.
impeticos, to pocket. Twelfth Nt. ii. 3. 27; a burlesque word coined by the fool; it seems to suggest petticoat.
implore, entreaty. Spenser, F. Q. ii. 5. 37.
imply, to enfold. Spenser, F. Q. i. 4. 31; i. 6. 6; to involve as a necessary consequence, Pericles, iv. 1. 82.
importable, not to be borne, unendurable. Spenser, F. Q. ii. 8. 35; Chaucer, C. T. B. 3792. L. importabilis, unbearable.
importance, import, meaning. Winter’s Tale, v. 2. 20; a matter that concerns, Cymb. i. 4. 45; urgent request, ‘At our importance hither is he come’, King John, ii. 7; Twelfth Nt. v. 371. F. importance, ‘importance, moment, value’ (Cotgr.).
important, urgent. Much Ado, ii. 1. 74; Beaumont and Fl., Honest Man’s Fortune, iv. 1 (Veramour).