Codicil
WordNet
noun
(1) A supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
WiktionaryText
Etymology
codicillus, diminutive of codex: compare French codicille. See code
Noun
- An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
Quotations
(figurative)
- 2005 : If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction. - Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, 378)