codicil

/kod-uh-suhl/US // ˈkɒd ə səl //UK // (ˈkɒdɪsɪl) //

遗嘱,誓约,誓词,契约

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a supplement to a will, containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc., of something in the will.
- : any supplement; appendix.

nounadded part to document

Synonyms

He wrote a letter to Morrissey suggesting a second codicil and pitching himself as the man to do it.
Unfortunately, Whitaker never got to discuss the third codicil with Mrs. Astor or see her sign it.
But for nearly a week Moya added a codicil silently to her prayer.
These two last, together with Mr. Usbech, were the three witnesses whose names appeared in the codicil.
This codicil not only left Orley Farm away from him to baby Lucius, but also interfered in another respect with the previous will.
I always felt sure that my father never intended to sign such a codicil as that.
He believed that his client had been guilty; he believed that this codicil was no real instrument made by Sir Joseph Mason.