"postillate" meaning in English

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      "form": "postillates",
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          "text": "the collection of newspapers and tracts of the period, which belonged to George III , and in a few instances are postillated by his own hand",
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        "To write (postils or similar); to comment."
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        "To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order."
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        "To write (postils or similar); to comment."
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