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codicil

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒdɪsɪl, ˈkəʊ-/

Definition of codicil

noun

  • an addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one: Francis has remembered him in a codicil to this will

Derivatives

codicillary

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒdɪˈsɪləri/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin codicillus, diminutive of codex, codic- (see codex)

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