Jointure

Quick meaning: Jointure is a noun meaning (law) 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.

Meaning

(law) 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.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To settle a jointure upon.
2. (obsolete) A joining; a joint.

Example Sentences

Beasts do no jointures lose / Though they new lovers choose; / But we are made worse than those.

Then, Warwick, thus: our sister shall be Edward’s; / And now forthwith shall articles be drawn / Touching the jointure that your king must make, / Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised.

You tell me you are secure of having either the Aunt or the Niece, and that you might have married the Aunt before this, whose Jointure you say is immense, but that you prefer the Niece on account of her ready Money.

The Baronet owed his son a sum of money out of the jointure of his mother, which he did not find it convenient to pay; indeed he had an almost invincible repugnance to paying anybody, and could only be brought by force to discharge his debts.

Word Forms

• jointures
• jointuring
• jointured

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jointing, joinder, junction, join, juncture, conj.

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