·vt To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to Gloss.
II. Postil ·vi To write postils, or marginal notes; to Comment; to Postillate.
III. Postil ·noun A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
IV. Postil ·noun Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment.