superplusage

English

Etymology

From superplus +‎ -age?

Noun

superplusage (usually uncountable, plural superplusages)

1. (obsolete) surplus
   • 1823, Gilbert Burnet, The Life of Sir Matthew Hale, Knt:

     There yet remained a superplusage.

References

“superplusage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• superplagues