-sij noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from surplus (I) + -age
1. : surplus 1a
characterized by literary surplusage
2.
a. : a quantity of material (as words or matter) that is excessive and nonessential or useless
say what you have to say … with no surplusage — Walter Pater
b.
(1) : matter introduced in legal pleading that is not necessary or relevant to the case and may therefore be rejected : matter in a pleading not material to it in form or substance — distinguished from inducement
(2) : a part of a verbal document that is immaterial thereto in both matter and form
Synonyms: see excess