| 释义 |
jointress|ˈdʒɔɪntrɪs|
[f. jointer1 + -ess.]
A widow who holds a jointure; a dowager.
1602Shakes. Ham. i. ii. 9 Our Queen Th' Imperiall Ioyntresse of this warlike State. 1697Lond. Gaz. No. 3296/4 Part being in present possession, and the other in Reversion after the death of a Joyntress. 1707Ibid. No. 4320/3 One Estate..subject to a Jointure, which the Jointress is willing to sell. 1892Law Times Rep. LXVII. 490/2 Since the hearing..one of the jointresses had died and her jointure of 1000l. a year had ceased. |