Codicil is an English word with synonyms like appendix. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Codicil meaning
- An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
- An addition or supplement modifying any official document, such as a treaty.
- Any appendix or addition.
Synonyms of Codicil
Using Codicil
- The main meaning on this page is: An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. | An addition or supplement modifying any official document, such as a treaty. | Any appendix or addition.
- Useful related words include: appendix.
Context around Codicil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Codicil
- In this selection, "codicil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, phony, new, late, filed and stripping stand out and add context to how "codicil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a late codicil to carl and a new codicil stripping donald. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "codicil" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with codicil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When Judge Barry read the codicil, she reached the same conclusion. (11 words)
A late codicil to Carl's will gave him and Johanna joint guardianship. (13 words)
The lawyers quickly drafted a new codicil stripping Donald Trump of sole control over his father’s estate. (18 words)
Oborny would have been the big winner — and the university the big loser — if the phony codicil filed in court in Ellis County in 2013 by Oborny had been recognized as the valid will for the late Earl Field, her employer. (41 words)
Further complications arose in obtaining money from the estate of Lady Margaret to pay for the foundation and it was not until 22 October 1512 that a codicil was obtained in the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. (38 words)
He said the stepdaughter's challenge was based on a 'rather nebulous jumble of allegations' and that the will and codicil were perfectly valid. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
He said the stepdaughter's challenge was based on a 'rather nebulous jumble of allegations' and that the will and codicil were perfectly valid.
Fans suspect there is quite a bit more that is yet to be revealed about Hayden’s determination to find this codicil.
Oborny would have been the big winner — and the university the big loser — if the phony codicil filed in court in Ellis County in 2013 by Oborny had been recognized as the valid will for the late Earl Field, her employer.
The lawyers quickly drafted a new codicil stripping Donald Trump of sole control over his father’s estate.
When Judge Barry read the codicil, she reached the same conclusion.
A late codicil to Carl's will gave him and Johanna joint guardianship.
Further complications arose in obtaining money from the estate of Lady Margaret to pay for the foundation and it was not until 22 October 1512 that a codicil was obtained in the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.