Lewis & Short

appŏsĭtĭo (adp-), ōnis, f. [appono], a setting before.

  1. I. Lit.: epularum, * Vulg. Eccli. 30, 18: cucurbitae, the application of, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 5.
  2. II. Trop.: criminis, the imputation of crime, Lampr. Com. 5.