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jointure

noun

Meaning

  1. A joining; a joint.
  2. 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. To settle a jointure upon.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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