APOSTILLE

Etymology

Noun

apostille (plural apostilles)

A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

Usage notes

Under the Hague Convention, signatory countries have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory countries if those public documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of authentication known as an "apostille." The apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid in another signatory country.

Verb

apostille (third-person singular simple present apostilles, present participle apostilling, simple past and past participle apostilled)

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

Anagrams

• solipetal, tail poles, tail-poles, tailpoles

Source: Wiktionary


A*pos"til, A*pos"tille, n. Etym: [F. apostille. See Postil.]

Definition: A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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