Codicil
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A testamentary disposition subsequent to a will, and by which the will is altered, explained, added to, subtracted from, or confirmed by way of republication, but in no case totally revoked, 2 Woodd. Lect. 284. A codicil is an addition or supplement to a will, either to add to, take from, or alter the provisions of the will. It must be exe cuted with the same formality as a will, and, when admitted to probate, forms a part of the will, Code Ga. 1882, § 2404.