jointure.
A joining; a joint.
Meaning & usage
A joining; a joint.
An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.
To settle a jointure upon.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.
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