prenuptial

See also: prénuptial, and pre-nuptial

English

Alternative forms

• pre-nuptial

Etymology

From pre- +‎ nuptial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹiˈnʌpʃəl/

Adjective

prenuptial (not comparable)

1. Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.
   • 1997 February 23, Bruce Felton, “Fastening Your Seat Belt For a Bumpy Marriage”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In California, for example, one of nine "community property" states, any property acquired during your marriage will be divided evenly between you and your spouse after a divorce, if you don't have a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement.

Synonyms

• premarital
• antenuptial

Antonyms

• postnuptial

Derived terms

• prenuptial agreement

Translations

occurring before marriage; antenuptial

• Bulgarian: предбрачен (predbračen)
• Catalan: antenupcial
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 婚前的 (hūnqiánde)

• French: prénuptial (fr)
• Portuguese: pré-nupcial, antenupcial
• Romanian: prenupțial (ro) m, înainte de nuntă

Noun

prenuptial (plural prenuptials)

1. (US) Synonym of prenuptial agreement
   • 2014, Marilyn J. Coleman, Lawrence H. Ganong, The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia‎^[2]:

     Thus, the collaborative prenuptial is recommended.