Princeton's WordNet

1. jointure, legal jointure(noun)

   (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

2. union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary

1. jointure(Noun)

   A joining; a joint.

2. jointure(Noun)

   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.

3. jointure(Verb)

   To settle a jointure upon.

Origin: From < iunctura.

Webster Dictionary

1. Jointure(noun)

   a joining; a joint

2. Jointure(noun)

   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

3. Jointure(verb)

   to settle a jointure upon

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