antenuptial

3 definitions found

antenuptial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

antenuptial - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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

antenuptial - 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.