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postnuptial

American  
[pohst-nuhp-shuhl, -chuhl] / poʊstˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl /

adjective

  1. subsequent to marriage.

    postnuptial adjustments.


Pronunciation

See nuptial.

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of postnuptial

First recorded in 1800–10; post- + nuptial


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If you don’t have a prenup, a postnuptial agreement could be useful now.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

Good to know: A prenuptial or postnuptial agreement can outline which assets, accounts or debt should be treated as separate property.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2024

A spouse can agree to be disinherited in a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, or they can “disclaim ,” or refuse, an inheritance so that it goes to other heirs.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021

After seeing several friends go through bitter and prolonged divorces, my husband has decided that he wants us to have a postnuptial agreement.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2020

The relations both prenuptial and postnuptial between the sexes are of the strictest kind.

From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by John M. Garvan

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