a contract made between two people before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce
another name for antenuptial marriage contract
antenuptial in American English
(ˌæntiˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl)
adjective
before marriage
Word origin
[1810–20; ante- + nuptial]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, knockout, rationalize, triangulation, voodooante- is a prefix meaning “before,” used in the formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix ante- include: antebellum, antedate, anteroom
Examples of 'antenuptial' in a sentence
antenuptial
In addition, nuptial agreements (pre nuptial or antenuptial) might be concluded in specific notarial form.
Kovaček-Stanić Gordana 2012, 'Notary public authority in marital/partnership relations', Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Saduhttp://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2012/0550-21791202087K.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)