Ante-mortem

before death:
an antemortem confession.
historical examples

if we are to be stuffed, we prefer to have it an ante-mortem performance, don’t we, little dog?
the master-knot of human fate ellis meredith

how much better is ante-mortem charity than post-mortem beneficence.
brave men and women o.e. fuller

the latter is certainly much nicer to play with, in the ante-mortem state.
punchinello, vol. 1, no. 4, april 23, 1870 various

a hush came upon them,53 for it was seen that he was intending to make some kind of an ante-mortem statement.
whilomville stories stephen crane

greyerson says so, at least, and when i didn’t believe him he called in hartt and bushnell to hold my ante-mortem.
the destroying angel louis joseph vance

the dying swan may not sing, but there is no doubt about the ante-mortem valkyrie song of the whale.
the new north agnes deans cameron

adjective, adverb
(esp in legal or medical contexts) before death

antemortem an·te·mor·tem (ān’tē-môr’təm)
adj.
before death.

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