Scholiast
Pronunciation : Scho"li*ast
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. scoliate. See Scholium.]
Definition : Defn: A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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