CODICIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does codicil mean? 

• CODICIL (noun)
  The noun CODICIL has 1 sense:

1. a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

  Familiarity information: CODICIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CODICIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("codicil" is a kind of...):

appendix (supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Holonyms ("codicil" is a part of...):

testament; will (a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die)

 Context examples 

Amy's face was full of trouble, but she only said, "Don't people put sort of postscripts to their wills, sometimes?" Yes, 'codicils', they call them.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)