codicil
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When the Greek goddess Eos asked the gods to grant her mortal lover Tithonus eternal life, she neglected to add a necessary codicil to the celestial contract — that he have eternal youth as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2019
We can’t have some codicil or letter or joint declaration.
From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2019
But more than any of the particulars, it was the entirety of the codicil and its presentation as a fait accompli that alarmed Fred Trump, the depositions show.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018
When Judge Barry read the codicil, she reached the same conclusion.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018
He sent over, to Lord Denmeath, copies of the codicil, of the certificate, and of every letter upon the subject, that had been written to the grandmother, or to himself, by the late lord.
From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
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