Antenuptial

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Occurring, existing, or done before marriage; coming before marriage; preceding marriage: as, an antenuptial agreement; antenuptial children.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Preceding marriage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
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  • adjective. relating to events before a marriage
  • Word Usage
    "Mostly it is a thankless and objectionable undertaking, but in this instance it was delightful, and we three spent a kind of antenuptial honeymoon that was an experience to be appreciated with a warm glow by one whom the world has all gone by."