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codicil

[ kod-uh-suhl ]

noun

  1. a supplement to a will, containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc., of something in the will.
  2. any supplement; appendix.


codicil

/ ˈkɒdɪsɪl; ˌkɒdɪˈsɪlərɪ /

noun

  1. law a supplement modifying a will or revoking some provision of it
  2. an additional provision; appendix
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • codicillary, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of codicil1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin cōdicillus (in Latin, commonly in plural only), equivalent to Latin cōdic- (stem of cōdex ) codex + -illus diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of codicil1

C15: from Late Latin cōdicillus, literally: a little book, diminutive of codex
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Example Sentences

He wrote a letter to Morrissey suggesting a second codicil and pitching himself as the man to do it.

Unfortunately, Whitaker never got to discuss the third codicil with Mrs. Astor or see her sign it.

But for nearly a week Moya added a codicil silently to her prayer.

These two last, together with Mr. Usbech, were the three witnesses whose names appeared in the codicil.

This codicil not only left Orley Farm away from him to baby Lucius, but also interfered in another respect with the previous will.

I always felt sure that my father never intended to sign such a codicil as that.

He believed that his client had been guilty; he believed that this codicil was no real instrument made by Sir Joseph Mason.

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