Etymology

eschatocol

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Today it means: The final section of a document, often involving a formulaic close (e.g. “Yours faithfully”), the date and location of writing, and information on the document's originators e.g. author, counter-signer, witnesses present, etc. Full definition →

Medieval Greek ἔσχατοκολλον
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  1. Medieval Greek · borrowed fromἔσχατοκολλον“last sheet glued onto a manuscript”
  2. English todayeschatocol

Borrowed from Medieval Greek ἔσχατοκολλον (éskhatokollon, “last sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from ἔσχατον (éskhaton) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

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