Definition & Meaning | English word PRECONTRACT
PRECONTRACT
Definitions of PRECONTRACT
- To contract prior to another process.
- To make a previous contract.
- (legal) 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.
Number of letters
11
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using PRECONTRACT in a Sentence
- After the death of Edward IV of England in 1483 it was claimed by Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and Wells, that she was legally married precontract to Edward, which invalidated the king's later marriage to Elizabeth Woodville.
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