apostille
|a-pos-till|
🇺🇸
/əˈpɑːstɪl/
🇬🇧
/əˈpɒstɪl/
attached official authentication
Etymology
'apostille' originates from French, specifically the word 'apostille', where the Medieval Latin 'apostilla' meant 'a marginal note' or 'an added note'.
'apostille' changed from the Medieval Latin word 'apostilla' (meaning a note added to a text) into French 'apostille' and was later adopted into modern English as 'apostille', shifting to the current legal sense of a document authentication certificate.
Initially, it meant 'a marginal or added note', but over time it evolved into the current meaning of 'an official certificate authenticating a public document'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an official certification, attached to a public document, certifying the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the signatory acted, and, where appropriate, the identity of any stamp or seal; used for documents to be recognized in foreign countries (under the Hague Apostille Convention).
She obtained an apostille for her university diploma before applying to work abroad.
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