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Meaning of CODICIL

Pronunciation:  'kâdisul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
 
 See Also: appendix, testament, will

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cod"i*cil\, n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F.
codicille. See {Code}.] (Law)
A clause added to a will.

 
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 Related Terms: addendum, affix, afterthought, allonge, appendix, attested copy, back matter, bequeathal, bequest, chorus, coda, colophon, commentary, conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, devise, double take, dying words, enclitic, envoi, epilogue, follow-through, follow-up, infix, inheritance, interlineation, interpolation, last words, legacy, marginalia, note, Parthian shot, parting shot, peroration, postface, postfix, postlude, postscript, prefix, probate, proclitic, PS, refrain, rider, scholia, second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent, sequitur, subscript, suffix, supplement, swan song, tag, tail, testament, will
 

 

 

 

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