Codicil Definition

kŏdə-sĭl
codicils
noun
An addition to a will, that changes, explains, revokes, or adds provisions.
Webster's New World
An appendix or supplement.
Webster's New World
A supplement or appendix.
American Heritage
A testamentary document that adds to, subtracts from, qualifies, modifies, revokes, or otherwise alters or explains an existing will. To be valid, it must be executed with the same formalities as a will.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Codicil

Noun

Singular:
codicil
Plural:
codicils

Origin of Codicil

  • Middle English from Old French codicille from Latin cōdicillus diminutive of cōdex cōdic- codex codex

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Middle French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code

    From Wiktionary

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