Meanings
- not comparableOccurring before marriage; prenuptial.
Therefore, the modern rule is that midnuptial agreements do not inherently violate public policy Courts no longer view antenuptial and midnuptial agreements as void per se, but such agreements still receive special treatment.
1999, Wiley Family Law Update, WileySynonyms: prenuptial
plural antenuptials
- Synonym of prenuptial (“a prenuptial agreement”).
Synonyms: prenuptial
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOccurring before marriage; prenuptial.
nounSynonym of prenuptial (“a prenuptial agreement”).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to events before a marriage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Proto-Italic*anti
- Latinante
- Classical Latinante-
- Englishante-
- Englishnuptial
- Englishantenuptial
Translations
Spanish antenupcial
- antenupcialprenuptial
Cite this entry
antenuptial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenuptial
“antenuptial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenuptial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antenuptial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antenuptial.
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