Surpass
(Sur*pass") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surpassed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Surpassing.] [F. surpasser;
sur over + passer to pass. See Sur-, and Pass.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to
excel.
This would surpass
Common revenge and interrupt his joy.
Milton. Syn. — To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
Surpassable
(Sur*pass"a*ble) a. That may be surpassed.
Surpassing
(Sur*pass"ing), a. Eminently excellent; exceeding others. "With surpassing glory crowned."
Milton. — Sur*pass"ing*ly, adv. — Sur*pass"ing*ness, n.
Surphul
(Sur"phul) v. t. To surfel. [Obs.] Marston.
Surplice
(Sur"plice) n. [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL. superpellicium; super over + pellicium, pelliceum,
a robe of fur, L. pellicius made of skins. See Pelisse.] (Eccl.) A white garment worn over another
dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations.
Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for occasional duties.
Surpliced
(Sur"pliced) a. Wearing a surplice.
Surplus
(Sur"plus) n. [F., fr. sur over + plus more. See Sur-, and Plus, and cf. Superplus.]
1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary
purposes of the government.
Surplus
(Sur"plus), a. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus
population; surplus words.
When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus tillage, and break no more ground.
Carew. Surplusage
(Sur"plus*age) n. [See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage.]
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) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
3. (Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to. [Obs.] Rees.
Surprisal
(Sur*pris"al) n. [See Surprise, n.] The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.
How to secure the lady from surprisal.
Milton.
Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal.
Barrow. Surprise
(Sur*prise") n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere.
See Sur-, and Prehensile.]
