apostil

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noun

A marginal note; a gloss.

“The deponent's signature was verified in accordance with the apostil to the Hague convention.”

OriginFrench postille ← Latin post illa →
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Meanings

nounapostil (plural apostils)

plural apostils · alternative postil · alternative postille · alternative postile · alternative postle · alternative apostille · alternative apostle

  1. A marginal note; a gloss.
  2. A method of verification for international documents.

    The deponent's signature was verified in accordance with the apostil to the Hague convention.

verbapostil (third-person singular simple present apostils, present participle (US) apostiling or (UK) apostilling, simple past and past participle (US) apostiled or (UK) apostilled)

present singular third person apostils · US participle present apostiling · UK participle present apostilling · US participle past apostiled · US past apostiled · UK participle past apostilled · UK past apostilled · alternative postil · alternative postille · alternative postile · alternative postle · alternative apostille · alternative apostle

  1. alternativeAlternative form of apostille.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
marginalia

Origin

  1. Latinpost illa“after those (words)”
  2. Frenchpostille“marginal note”
  3. Englishapostil

From French postille (“marginal note”), from Latin post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).

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APA

apostil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostil

MLA

“apostil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apostil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostil.

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