surviving spouses

A form of surviving spouse — A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of surviving spouse
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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