Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)dictionaries

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An lnterpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an annotation, explanation, or comment on any passage in the text of a work, for pur-poses of elucidation or amplification. Par-ticularly applled to the comments on the Corpus Juris

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)