Phrase guide

prenuptial agreement

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From prenuptial + agreement.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 婚前協議 /婚前协议 (hūnqián xiéyì) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Chinese Mandarin: 婚前協議書 /婚前协议书 (hūnqián xiéyìshū) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Danish: ægtepagt — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Dutch: huwelijksvoorwaarden — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Finnish: avioehto — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • French: contrat de mariage — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • German: Ehevertrag — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Greek: προγαμιαία συμφωνία (progamiaía symfonía) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Icelandic: kaupmáli — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Italian: convenzione matrimoniale — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Japanese: 婚前契約 (konzen keiyaku) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Polish: intercyza — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Portuguese: acordo pré-nupcial — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Russian: бра́чный догово́р (bráčnyj dogovór) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Russian: бра́чный контра́кт (bráčnyj kontrákt) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Spanish: capitulaciones matrimoniales — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Spanish: acuerdo prenupcial — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Spanish: capitulación prematrimonial — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Swedish: äktenskapsförord — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Turkish: evlilik sözleşmesi — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Ukrainian: шлю́бний до́говір (šljúbnyj dóhovir) — document stating legal claims upon a divorce
  • Vietnamese: hôn ước — document stating legal claims upon a divorce