codicil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑdəsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kod′ə səl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cod•i•cil /ˈkɑdəsəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Lawa note to a will containing a change of something in the original.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cod•i•cil  (kod′ə səl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa supplement to a will, containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc., of something in the will.
  2. any supplement;
    appendix.
  • Late Latin cōdicillus (in Latin, commonly in plural only), equivalent. to Latin cōdic- (stem of cōdex) codex + -illus diminutive suffix
  • late Middle English 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
codicil / ˈkɒdɪsɪl/
  1. a supplement modifying a will or revoking some provision of it
  2. an additional provision; appendix
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin cōdicillus, literally: a little book, diminutive of codexcodicillary / ˌkɒdɪˈsɪlərɪ/
'codicil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
codicillary

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