postnuptial

[ pohst-nuhp-shuh l, -chuh l ]

/ poʊstˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl /

subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.

Origin of postnuptial

First recorded in 1800–10; post- + nuptial

See nuptial.

The first postnuptial molt of young birds and the corresponding molt of adults produce adult winter plumages.

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland Bent
At the next molt, the first postnuptial, the adult winter plumage is assumed by a complete molt from July to December.

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland Bent
A first postnuptial molt in July and early August, which is complete, produces the fully adult plumage.

Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two |Arthur Bent
At the first postnuptial molt the following summer, which is complete, the adult winter plumage is assumed.

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland Bent

The relations both prenuptial and postnuptial between the sexes are of the strictest kind.

The Manbos of Mindano |John M. Garvan