English

Noun

marginalia pl ‎(plural only)

1. Notes in the margin of a document.

   We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.

Latin

Adjective

marginālia

1. nominative neuter plural of marginālis
2. accusative neuter plural of marginālis
3. vocative neuter plural of marginālis

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “marginalia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• marginalia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016