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Codicil vs Postscript - What's the difference?

codicil | postscript |

As nouns the difference between codicil and postscript

is that codicil is (legal) an addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one while postscript is (countable) an addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.

As a verb postscript is

to extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

codicil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
  • * 2005 , , (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, p. 378)
    • If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction.

    postscript

    English

    Alternative forms

    * post script * postscriptum (post scriptum) * PS (, etc.)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.
  • (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc.

    • Usage notes

    To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS'' (or '' , etc) followed by a colon or comma.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.