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codicil

Pronunciation:  'kâdisul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
 
 See Also: appendix, testament, will

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cod"i*cil\, n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F.
codicille. See {Code}.] (Law)
A clause added to a will.

 
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