codicil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɒdɪsɪl/ or IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/

Noun

codicil (plural codicils)

(law) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
- 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, p. 378)
  If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction.

Translations

addition made to a will

Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܡܓܠܬܐ‎ f
Dutch: codicil (nl) n,bijvoegsel (nl) n,aanhangsel (nl) n
Esperanto: kodicilo
French: codicille (fr) m
Ido: kodicilo (io)

Italian: codicillo m
Latin: cōdicillus m
Manx: co-screeuyn çhymnee m pl
Portuguese: codicilo (pt) m
Russian: кодици́л m (kodicíl), кодици́лл m (kodicíll)
Spanish: codicilo (es) m

Anagrams

clidoic

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

codicil n (plural codicillen, diminutive codicilletje n)

codicil

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