pretermitted children

A form of pretermitted child — A child who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the child at the time the will was written, usually because the child was not yet born.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pretermitted child
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretermitted children,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20children.

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