prenuptial

[ pree-nuhp-shuh l, ‐chuh l ]

/ priˈnʌp ʃəl, ‐tʃəl /

before marriage.

Origin of prenuptial

First recorded in 1865–70; pre- + nuptial

See nuptial.

The couple is apparently planning to have a prenuptial dinner in Paris on Friday night.

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After all, a poorer person usually has less leverage in prenuptial agreement negotiations.

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Specifically, more couples are beginning to request digital privacy clauses in prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

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He famously gave Queen Elizabeth II a collection of lesser diamonds from his jewelry cache as a prenuptial gift.

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A judge upheld a prenuptial agreement in 2007 and awarded her $15.3 million—more than half his fortune.

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I can find no evidence of a prenuptial molt in either young or old birds.

Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two |Arthur Bent
Prenuptial unchastity is wrong, but a breach of the exogamous rule used to be punished by death.

Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang
Then, the latter part of March, comes the prenuptial molt that brings such marked changes to the male.

Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two |Arthur Bent
Society also decrees a standard of prenuptial chastity for the male.

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Allow me to urge upon you the advisability of drawing up and signing a prenuptial marriage settlement.

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prenuptial

/ (priːˈnʌpʃəl, -tʃəl) /

occurring or existing before marriage a prenuptial agreement