codicil n : a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

English

Etymology

codicillus, diminutive of codex: compare French codicille. See code

Noun

1. An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.

Quotations

(figurative)

• 2005 : If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction. - Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, 378)

Translations

• French: codicille
• Ido: kodicilo

Codicil can refer to:

• codicil (will): An addition made to a will
• Any addition made subsequent and appended to the original.
• Any addition or appendix, such as a corollary to a theorem
• Codicil (poem): A poem by Derek Walcott

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