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

He confided to family members that he viewed the codicil as an attempt to go behind his back and give his son total control over his affairs.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018

When Judge Barry read the codicil, she reached the same conclusion.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

A recent codicil bequeathed to him almost as much as Tait's dead son was to have had.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert