jointure

[ join-cher ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪn tʃər /

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noun Law.

an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.

Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife.

Origin of jointure

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

OTHER WORDS FROM jointure

jointured, adjectivejoin·ture·less, adjectiveun·join·tured, adjective

Words nearby jointure

joint stock, joint-stock company, joint stool, joint tenancy, joint tenant, jointure, joint venture, jointworm, join up, Joinvile, Joinville

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Example sentences from the Web for jointure

And I am confident he will make my jointure every thing, and more than every thing, I could desire.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
You tell me the creature has a salary from him equal to your jointure.'
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
"But if my Lady Rackrent dies, there's an end of all jointure," says Jason.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
But now that all this great Beaufort property is at my own disposal, I must think of Kate's jointure.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A jointure of six hundred thousand dollars a year was settled upon her, and she retained the title and the rank of Empress Queen.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jointure

jointure

/ (ˈdʒɔɪntʃə) /

noun

law

provision made by a husband for his wife by settling property upon her at marriage for her use after his death
the property so settled

obsolete the act of joining or the condition of being joined

Word Origin for jointure

C14: from Old French, from Latin junctūra a joining

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单词	jointure
释义	jointure [ join-cher ] / ˈdʒɔɪn tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jointure ON THESAURUS.COM noun Law. an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death. Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife. Origin of jointure 1325–75; Middle English <Old French <Latin junctūra, equivalent to junct- (see joint) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM jointure jointured, adjectivejoin·ture·less, adjectiveun·join·tured, adjective Words nearby jointure joint stock, joint-stock company, joint stool, joint tenancy, joint tenant, jointure, joint venture, jointworm, join up, Joinvile, Joinville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jointure And I am confident he will make my jointure every thing, and more than every thing, I could desire. Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth You tell me the creature has a salary from him equal to your jointure.' The Amazing Marriage, Complete\|George Meredith "But if my Lady Rackrent dies, there's an end of all jointure," says Jason. Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth But now that all this great Beaufort property is at my own disposal, I must think of Kate's jointure. Night and Morning, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton A jointure of six hundred thousand dollars a year was settled upon her, and she retained the title and the rank of Empress Queen. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V\|Various British Dictionary definitions for jointure jointure / (ˈdʒɔɪntʃə) / noun law provision made by a husband for his wife by settling property upon her at marriage for her use after his death the property so settled obsolete the act of joining or the condition of being joined Word Origin for jointure C14: from Old French, from Latin junctūra a joining 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 Words related to jointure shoot, splice, union, sprout, scion, slip, implant, bud, hybridization
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jointure

noun Law.

Origin of jointure

OTHER WORDS FROM jointure

Words nearby jointure

Example sentences from the Web for jointure

British Dictionary definitions for jointure

noun

Word Origin for jointure

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