CODICIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does codicil mean? • CODICIL (noun)
The noun CODICIL has 1 sense:
1. a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
Familiarity information: CODICIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CODICIL (noun)
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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