postnuptial
postnuptial Lexical Profile
postnuptial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Occurring, made, or taking effect after a marriage or wedding ceremony.
"The couple decided to draft a postnuptial agreement after starting a business together five years into their marriage."
In zoology, occurring after the breeding or mating season, especially in reference to the molting of birds.
"Many migratory songbirds undergo a complete postnuptial molt in late summer before flying south."
• noun
A legal contract entered into by spouses after they are married, specifying the division of financial assets in the event of a divorce or death.
"Their family lawyer recommended signing a postnuptial to protect the newly inherited estate."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 19th century by combining the Latin prefix 'post-' (meaning 'after') with 'nuptial', which derives from the Latin 'nuptialis' (pertaining to marriage), from 'nubere' (to marry or take a husband).