surplusage

Etymology

From Medieval Latin surplusagium, from surplus.

noun

  1. (now rare) A surplus; a superabundance.
    A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation
  2. (law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
  3. (finance) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
    1802–1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature one third-part of the surplusage of the estate of any person dying inteſtate, ſhall be distributed to his widow,and the reſidue amongſt his children by equal portions

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/surplusage), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.