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codicil

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++co·di·cil /ˈkəʊdəsɪl $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] law  a document making a change or addition to a will (=a legal document saying who you want your money and property to go to when you die) 遗嘱修改附录
Examples from the Corpus
codicilAt this juncture a codicil must be inserted.Do not try to prepare a codicil without professional legal advice.But with a telling codicil detailing in full what his compensation entitlement would be if he should happen to resign within six months.In spite of the furor the codicil caused, life went on much as before.
From Longman Business Dictionarycodicilco‧di‧cil /ˈkɒdəsɪlˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] LAW something that is added to a WILL (=document saying what will happen to someone’s money when they die) which makes changes to part of itShe specified in a codicil to her will that she wanted the house turned into an educational centre.Origin codicil (1400-1500) Latin codicillus, from codex; → CODEX
co·di·cil nounChineseSyllable
to making a Business Corpus document addition a or change


codicil
codicil /ˈkəʊdəsɪl, ˈkəʊdɪsɪl $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] law
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: codicillus, from codex; codex
a document making a change or addition to a will (=a legal document saying who you want your money and property to go to when you die)


co·di·cilBrE /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːdəsl/ 🔊 noun (law 法律) an instruction that is added later to a will, usually to change a part of it 遗嘱修改附录