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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretermitted spouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preter-mit-ted spouse
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

pretermitted spouses (plural)

Phrases

elective share pretermitted child pretermitted heir

Frequently Paired Words

elective share pretermitted child pretermitted heir

Questions

What does pretermitted spouse mean?
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.

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