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jointure

[ join-cher ]

noun

, Law.
  1. an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
  2. Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife.


jointure

/ ˈdʒɔɪntʃə /

noun

  1. law
    1. provision made by a husband for his wife by settling property upon her at marriage for her use after his death
    2. the property so settled
  2. obsolete.
    the act of joining or the condition of being joined
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • jointured adjective
  • jointure·less adjective
  • un·jointured adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jointure1

1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin junctūra, equivalent to junct- ( joint ) + -ūra -ure
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jointure1

C14: from Old French, from Latin junctūra a joining
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Example Sentences

Nonetheless, for the upper classes, haggling over dowries and jointures ensured that matrimony was often approached like a business arrangement.

From Time

Miss Lumley became Mrs. Sterne in due time, and brought to her husband a modest jointure, and another living at Stillington, so that he was now a pluralist, although far from rich.

Worse still, he refused to send her even a portion of her jointure.

To Joseph he left two thousand pounds; and the estate in Cornwall, to my mother, in addition to her jointure.

Oh, of course her jointure will be paid.

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