CODICIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (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)

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