antenuptial

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

antenuptial
    adj 1: relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial
           agreement" [syn: {prenuptial}, {premarital},
           {antenuptial}] [ant: {postnuptial}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Antenuptial \An`te*nup"tial\, a.
   Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. --Kent.
   [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

ANTE-NUPTIAL. What takes place before marriage; as, an ante-nuptial
agreement, which is an agreement made between a man and a woman in
contemplation of marriage. Vide Settlement.

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