codicil.

A legally recognized addition or amendment to an existing will.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• signed codicil
• codicil to a will

On the page

A codicil left the books to the village library.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular codicil; plural codicils. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.