predeceases
Goes before another
Predeceases means to die before someone else, typically used in legal and estate contexts to describe the order of deaths among family members or beneficiaries.
If your spouse predeceases you, the assets pass to your children.
The term appears frequently in wills and insurance policies, where the sequence of deaths determines how property or benefits are distributed.
Faculty of deliberate choice
- estateProperty and grounds
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- executorAppointed estate manager
succession · probate · testament · heir · intestate · survivorship · bequest · decedent
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
- estateProperty and grounds
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
executor · succession · probate · testament · heir · intestate · survivorship · bequest · decedent · spouse
bereavement
State following loss
loss · sorrow · heartache · condolences · funeral · memorial · eulogy · shiva · wake · remembrance
spouse
Married partner
partner · husband · wife · father · mother · offspring · descendant · heir · survivor · dependent