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codicillary

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cod⋅i⋅cil⋅la⋅ry

  [kod-uh-sil-uh-ree]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a codicil.
Origin:
1720–30; codicil + -ary
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cod·i·cil   (kŏd'ə-sĭl)   
n.  

  1. Law A supplement or appendix to a will.

  2. A supplement or appendix.


[Middle English, from Old French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex, cōdic-, codex; see codex.]
cod'i·cil'la·ry (kŏd'ə-sĭl'ə-rē) adj.
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