jointure

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

The English word “jointure” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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.

Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.

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