postnuptial

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adjective

Subsequent to marriage.

“They made a postnuptial agreement regarding their bank account.”

Opposite
antenuptialprenuptial
OriginEnglish nuptial ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostnuptial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSubsequent to marriage.

    They made a postnuptial agreement regarding their bank account.

    1 more example

    In California, for example, one of nine "community property" states, any property acquired during your marriage will be divided evenly between you and your spouse after a divorce, if you don't have a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement.

    1997 February 23, Bruce Felton, “Fastening Your Seat Belt For a Bumpy Marriage”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
antenuptialprenuptial

adjectiverelating to events after a marriage

Opposite
prenuptial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishnuptial
  8. Englishpostnuptial

From post- + nuptial.

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APA

postnuptial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnuptial

MLA

“postnuptial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnuptial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postnuptial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnuptial.

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