n. [ F., fr. sur over + plus more. See Sur-, and Plus, and cf. Superplus. ]
a. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient;
When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus tillage, and break no more ground. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage. ]
Take what thou please of all this surplusage. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]