codicil [ KOD-uh'-suh'l ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. a supplement containing an addition, explanation or modification to a will
2. any supplement or appendix
3. a legal change made in a will
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The billionaire had a codicil drawn up disowning his son-in-law and specifying the amount originally set aside for him to be given to charity instead.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
Meanwhile, I'm drawing up a codicil to my will that states my older son gets the gold sequined pheasant, and my younger the silver owl.
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