jointure
pronunciation
How to pronounce jointure in British English:
UK ['dʒɔɪntʃə]
How to pronounce jointure in American English:
US ['dʒɔɪntʃə]
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- 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
Word Origin
- jointure (n.)
- late 14c., "act or fact of being joined," from Old French jointure "a putting together," from Latin iunctura "a joining, juncture" (see juncture). Specific legal sense from mid-15c.
Example
- 1. She has only her jointure , which will descend to her children .
- 2. O brother montague , give me thy hand : this is my daughter 's jointure , for no more can I demand .