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precontracts

precontracts is the plural of precontract.

Meaning of precontract

Noun

precontract (plural precontracts)

  1. A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.
    • Two grounds are surmised , by opposite parties : a pre-contract with Percy , Earl of Northumberland ; and an adulterous intercourse of Henry , many years preceding , with Anne's sister , Mary Boleyn.1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John...

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Questions about precontracts

What is precontracts the plural of?
Precontracts is the plural of precontract.

Words near precontracts in the dictionary

  1. precontracted
  2. precontractile
  3. precontracting
  4. precontraction
  5. precontractions
  6. precontracts
  7. precontractual
  8. precontrast
  9. precontrive
  10. precontrived
  11. precontrives

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