jointure
Meanings
Plural: jointures
Noun
- (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- 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.
Verb
- To settle a jointure upon.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.
Synonyms
conjugation, legal jointure, unification, union, uniting
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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