codicil
noun [C] /ˈkəʊ.dɪ.sɪl/
/ˈkɑː-/ legalDefinition
› an instruction that is added to a will (= a document stating what should be done with a person's possessions after his or her death)Inheriting and bequeathing
(Definition of codicil noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advance directive noun
- assign verb (GIVE LEGALLY)
- beneficiary noun
- bequeath verb
- bequest noun
- come into sth phrasal verb (MONEY)
- cut verb (REMOVE)
- heir apparent noun
- heiress noun
- heirloom noun
- inheritor noun
- intestate adjective
- leave verb (AFTER DEATH)
- legacy noun
- probate noun
- probate verb
- residue noun
- settle sth on sb phrasal verb
- settle your affairs idiom
- transfer verb
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