- (v.i.) To write postils or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.
- (v.t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
- (n.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
- (n.) Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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