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pretermitted spouses

pretermitted spouses is the plural of pretermitted spouse.

Meaning of pretermitted spouse

Noun

pretermitted spouse (plural pretermitted spouses)

  1. 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.

Questions about pretermitted spouses

What is pretermitted spouses the plural of?
Pretermitted spouses is the plural of pretermitted spouse.

Words near pretermitted spouses in the dictionary

  1. pretermitted child
  2. pretermitted children
  3. pretermitted heir
  4. pretermitted heirs
  5. pretermitted spouse
  6. pretermitted spouses
  7. pretermitting
  8. pretermity
  9. preterms
  10. preternatural
  11. preternaturalism

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