pretermitted spouse

noun

A spouse who would likely stand to inherit under a will, but was not included in the will because they were not yet married to the testator at the time the will was written.

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Meanings

nounpretermitted spouse (plural pretermitted spouses)

plural pretermitted spouses

  1. lawA spouse who would likely stand to inherit under a will, but was not included in the will because they were not yet married to the testator at the time the will was written.
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APA

pretermitted spouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20spouse

MLA

“pretermitted spouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20spouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretermitted spouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretermitted%20spouse.

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