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)

Example Sentences

The price included shipment of a marriage certificate bearing an apostil, a stamp that Israel is required to recognize under international law but which, following Deri’s freeze, has been deemed invalid.

From Washington Post

Apostil, -ille, a-pos′til, n. a marginal note.

From Project Gutenberg

In the above mentioned apostil it says, if we read rightly, that we should inquire what approbation the commonalty were willing to give to this business, and how the expense should be defrayed; but the Director explained it differently from what we understood it.

From Project Gutenberg

They made their intention known to the Director, and requested that they might confer with the commonalty; but their proposition was not well received, and they obtained in reply to their written petition a very long apostil, to the effect, that consultation must be had with the Director, and his instructions followed, with many other things which did not agree with out object, and were impracticable, as we think.

From Project Gutenberg