codicil

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The codicil — which is to be found in the same reality that gave rise to the concept of a casual restaurant — is not to disturb other diners.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

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

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

From Seattle 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