Surplusage
Pronunciation : Sur"plus*age
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage.]
Definition : 1. Surplus; excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted. Take what thou please of all this surplusage. Spenser. A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. Emerson.
2. (Law)
Defn: Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
3. (Accounts)
Defn: A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to. [Obs.] Rees.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913