precontract
To contract prior to another process.
Noun
- 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...
- A followed in the Federal courts , to the precontract , valid by the Constitution and laws judice of holders for value who acquired their of a State - 1867, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Digest of the Reports of the United...
Origin
From pre- + contract.
Forms
Verb
- To contract prior to another process.
- To make a previous contract.