eschatocol

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noun

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.

OriginMedieval Greek ἔσχατοκολλον →
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Meanings

nouneschatocol (plural eschatocols)

plural eschatocols

  1. diplomacyThe 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.
  2. CatholicismThe concluding section of a liturgical preface, following the embolism.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekἔσχατοκολλον“last sheet glued onto a manuscript”
  2. Englisheschatocol

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

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Translations

Finnish loppulauseke
  • loppulausekefinal section of a diplomatic document
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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