codicil
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkɒdɪsɪl/
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/ˈkɒdɪsɪl/ · /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/
Definition of codicil
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
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noun
- An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
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An addition or supplement modifying any official document, such as a treaty.
“So insistent was this demand that the Wyandot actually received a codicil to the treaty […]”
“Those loose ends were tied up in a little-understood clarification of Brexit called the Northern Ireland protocol, ratified in January 2020. It looked like a mere codicil three years ago; now it looks like a serious diplomatic blunder that could threaten Britain’s territory and the region’s peace.”
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(broadly)Any appendix or addition.
“If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction.”
verb
- (ergative)To add a codicil (to).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code.
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