jointure
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Definition(s):
- (n) (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
- (n) the act of making or becoming a single unit
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- By the terms of his will, his widow is left an interest in the London residence, a jointure worth about $5,000 annually and the residue of his personal property.
- At birth these bones are not completely joined, the jointure being fulfilled by membranes, which change into bone as the person grows older.
- Without either side wanting it, the battle seemed on its way to jointure.