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jointure
n. estate inherited by a woman upon the death of her husband

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Jointure
Jointure is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is "a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of her husband for the life of the wife at least, if she herself be not the cause of determination or forfeiture of it': (Co. Litt. 36b).

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jointure
Noun
1. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
(synonym) legal jointure
(hypernym) estate
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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"
(synonym) union, unification, uniting, conjugation
(hypernym) combination, combining, compounding
(hyponym) coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination
(derivation) connect, link, link up, join, unite


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jointure
nf. juncture, joint, jointer

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Jointure
(v. t.)
To settle a jointure upon.
  
 
(n.)
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.
  
 
(n.)
A joining; a joint.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About