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Postil

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(1):

(n.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.

(2):

(v. i.) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

(3):

(n.) Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.

(4):

(v. t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Postil'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/postil.html. 1828.
 
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