surviving spouse
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surviving spouse
noun surviving spouses
- A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.
- An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and who provides a home for one or more dependents of the deceased.
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@misc{surviving_spouse_2026,
title = {surviving spouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surviving%20spouse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
