• Codicil

    Origin

    Borrowing from frm codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code

    Full definition of codicil

    Noun

    codicil

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