jointure

Plural: jointures

Noun

• (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
• the act of making or becoming a single unit
• A joining; a joint.
• An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.

Verb

Verb Forms: jointured, jointuring, jointures

• To settle property on a spouse for future inheritance.
• To settle a jointure upon.

Examples

• He tried to JOINTURE his best letters, saving them for a future, high-scoring play.

Synonyms

conjugation, legal jointure, unification, union, uniting

Antonyms

disunion

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