jointure
Americannoun
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an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
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Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife.
noun
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law
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provision made by a husband for his wife by settling property upon her at marriage for her use after his death
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the property so settled
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obsolete the act of joining or the condition of being joined
Other Word Forms
- jointured adjective
- jointureless adjective
- unjointured adjective
Etymology
Origin of jointure
1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin junctūra, equivalent to junct- ( joint ) + -ūra -ure
Vocabulary lists containing jointure
Example Sentences
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Joined even though the purported loving jointure may be mere stone-carver’s fantasy.
From Slate • May 28, 2012
Without either side wanting it, the battle seemed on its way to jointure.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the terms of his will, his widow is left an interest in the London residence, a jointure worth about $5,000 annually and the residue of his personal property.
From Time Magazine Archive
At birth these bones are not completely joined, the jointure being fulfilled by membranes, which change into bone as the person grows older.
From Time Magazine Archive
Should her husband die, Mary was to be at liberty either to remain in France or return to Scotland, with an assurance that her jointure would be always duly paid her.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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