Obiter \Ob"i*ter\ ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r), adv. [L., on the way; ob (see {Ob-}) + iter a going, a walk, way.] In passing; incidentally; by the way.
The point can best be illustrated by quoting some of his obiter dicta: "Leninist governments are based on the greatest control of information by the smallest number of persons."