First Known Use: 15th century
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codicil
noun cod·i·cil \ˈkä-də-səl, -ˌsil\
law : a document that adds or changes something in a will
Full Definition of CODICIL
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: a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
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Origin of CODICIL
Middle English codicill, from Anglo-French *codicille, from Latin codicillus, diminutive of codic-, codex
Related to CODICIL
- Synonyms
- afterword, appendix, addendum, excursus, supplement
- Antonyms
- foreword, introduction, preface, prologue (also prolog)
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