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Jointress means A widow who has a jointure; a dowager..
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/ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɹɪs/ · noun
A widow who has a jointure; a dowager..
Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, now our Queen, Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this warlike State, Haue we, as ’twere, with a defeated ioy, With one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, With mirth in Funerall, and with Dirge in Marriage, In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole Taken to Wife […]
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Jointress means A widow who has a jointure; a dowager..
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Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, now our Queen, Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this warlike State, Haue we, as ’twere, with a defeated ioy, With one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, With mirth in Funerall, and with Dirge in Marriage, In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole Taken to Wife […]
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