apostil
or a·pos·tille
[ uh-pos-til ]
/ əˈpɒs tɪl /
noun
a marginal annotation or note.
Origin of apostil
1520–30; < Middle French
apostille, noun derivative of
apostiller to add marginal notes, derivative, with
a-
a-5, of Medieval Latin
postilla marginal note, perhaps from the phrase
post illa (
verba) after these (words), with
illa construed as the Latin diminutive suffix
Words nearby apostil
apostasy,
apostate,
apostatize,
apostaxis,
aposthia,
apostil,
apostilb,
apostle,
apostle bird,
apostle pitcher,
apostle plant
British Dictionary definitions for apostil
apostil
/ (əˈpɒstɪl) /
noun
a marginal note
Word Origin for apostil
C16: from French
apostille, from Old French
apostiller to make marginal notes, from Medieval Latin
postilla, probably from Latin
post illa (
verba) after those (words)