jointure
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jointure
- /ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.
noun jointures
- 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. Then, Warwick, thus: our sister shall be Edward’s; / And now forthwith shall articles be drawn / Touching the jointure that your king must make, / Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised.
verb jointures · jointuring · jointured
- To settle a jointure upon. He never ſo much as ask’d me about my Fortune, or Eſtate; but aſſur'd me that vvhen vve came to Dublin he vvould Joynture me in 600l. a Year good Land; and that he vvould enter into a Deed of Settlement, or Contract here, for the Performance of it.
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title = {jointure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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