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Webster 1913 Edition


Codicil

Cod′i-cil

,
Noun.
[L.
codicillus
, dim. of
codex
: cf. F.
codicille
. See
Code
.]
(Law)
A clause added to a will.

Webster 1828 Edition


Codicil

CODICIL

,
Noun.
A writing by way of supplement to a will.

Definition 2024


codicil

codicil

English

Noun

codicil (plural codicils)

  1. (law) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
    • 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, p. 378)
      If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction.

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Pronunciation

Noun

codicil n (plural codicillen, diminutive codicilletje n)

  1. codicil