apostille

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noun

A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

OriginFrench apostille ← Latin post →
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Meanings

nounapostille (plural apostilles)

plural apostilles · alternative apostil

  1. A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
verbapostille (third-person singular simple present apostilles, present participle apostilling, simple past and past participle apostilled)

present singular third person apostilles · participle present apostilling · participle past apostilled · past apostilled · alternative apostil

  1. To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention.

    We also sent off three copies of our marriage certificates to the State of Nevada to be “apostilled".

    2003, Carrie Ostrea, Family Bound: One Couple's Journey Through Infertility and Adoption, page 95
    1 more example

    The fact that Samoa has full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and has a Chinese Embassy is particularly helpful when legalizing or apostilling documents required for transactions and business in mainland China.

    2004, Samoa: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector, page 19

Origin

  1. Latinpost“after”
  2. Frenchapostille“a marginal note”
  3. Englishapostille

From French apostille (“a marginal note”), from Latin post (“after”) + illa (“these”) + verba (“words”).

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Translations

Catalan postil·la
  • postil·laa special certification
Chinese Mandarin 海牙認證 /海牙认证
  • 海牙認證 /海牙认证 (Hǎiyá rènzhèng)a special certification
Dutch apostille
  • apostillea special certification
French apostille
  • apostillea special certification
German Apostille
  • Apostillea special certification
Hungarian Apostille tanusítvány
  • Apostille tanusítványa special certification
Italian postilla
  • postillaa special certification
Japanese アポスティーユ
  • アポスティーユ (aposutīyu)a special certification
Korean 아포스티유
  • 아포스티유 (aposeutiyu)a special certification
Polish apostille, opatrywać klauzulą apostille
  • apostillea special certification
  • opatrywać klauzulą apostilleTranslations
  • opatrzyć klauzulą apostilleTranslations
Portuguese apostila
  • apostilaa special certification
Russian апо́стиль, апости́ль
  • апо́стиль (apóstilʹ)a special certification
  • апости́ль (apostílʹ)a special certification
  • апостилировать (apostilirovatʹ)Translations
Spanish apostilla, apostillar
  • apostillaa special certification
  • apostillarTranslations
Swedish apostille
  • apostillea special certification

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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