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cod·i·cil

   [kod-uh-suhl]
noun
1.
a supplement to a will, containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc., of something in the will.
2.
any supplement; appendix.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin cōdicillus (in Latin, commonly in plural only), equivalent to Latin cōdic- (stem of cōdex) codex + -illus diminutive suffix
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  • Two days later he made a slight alteration in a codicil.
  • Charitable bequests may be designed when a new will is executed, or added to an existing will through a codicil.
  • Unable to move on, he scribbled a codicil on his favorite stationery taking back the house roughly three months before his death.
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codicil (ˈkɒdɪsɪl)
 
—n
1.  law a supplement modifying a will or revoking some provision of it
2.  an additional provision; appendix
 
[C15: from Late Latin cōdicillus, literally: a little book, diminutive of codex]
 
codicillary
 
—adj

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codicil
c.1419, from M.Fr. codicille, from L. codicillus "a short writing," dim. of codex (gen. codicis), see code.
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