apostil

or a·pos·tille

[ uh-pos-til ]

noun

1. a marginal annotation or note.

apostil

/ əˈpɒstɪl /

noun

1. a marginal note

Word History and Origins

Origin of apostil¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of apostil¹

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)