Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jointure \Join"ture\, n. [F. jointure a joint, orig., a joining,
L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.
{Juncture}.]
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1. A joining; a joint. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy
after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in
satisfaction of dower.
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The jointure that your king must make,
Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jointure \Join"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jointured}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Jointuring}.]
To settle a jointure upon.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jointure
n 1: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage
settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: {jointure}, {legal
jointure}]
2: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of
opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of
his family for the holidays" [syn: {union}, {unification},
{uniting}, {conjugation}, {jointure}] [ant: {disunion}]
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