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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jointure \Join"ture\, n. [F. jointure a joint, orig., a joining,
L. junctura, fr jungere to join See {Join}, and cf
{Juncture}.]
1. A joining; a joint. [Obs.]
2. (Law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy
after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in
satisfaction of dower.
The jointure that your king must make Which with
her dowry shall be counterpoised. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jointure \Join"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jointured}; p. pr &
vb n. {Jointuring}.]
To settle a jointure upon
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jointure
n : an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage
settlement in lieu of a dower
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