'Jointure' definitions:
Definition of 'jointure'
(from WordNet)
noun
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: jointure, legal jointure]
noun
The act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" [syn: union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure] [ant: disunion]
Definition of 'Jointure'
From: GCIDE
- Jointure \Join"ture\, n. [F. jointure a joint, orig., a joining, L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Juncture.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A joining; a joint. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The jointure that your king must make, Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Jointure'
From: GCIDE
- Jointure \Join"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointured; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointuring.] To settle a jointure upon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jointure'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agglomeration,
- agglutination,
- aggregation,
- appanage,
- articulation,
- bond,
- bracketing,
- clustering,
- combination,
- communication,
- concatenation,
- concourse,
- congeries,
- conglomeration,
- conjugation,
- conjunction,
- connection,
- convergence,
- copulation,
- coupling,
- dot,
- dower,
- dowry,
- endowment,
- foundation,
- gathering,
- hookup,
- intercommunication,
- intercourse,
- interlinking,
- investment,
- joinder,
- joining,
- junction,
- knotting,
- legal jointure,
- liaison,
- linkage,
- linking,
- marriage,
- marriage portion,
- meeting,
- merger,
- merging,
- pairing,
- portion,
- settlement,
- splice,
- symbiosis,
- thirds,
- tie,
- tie-in,
- tie-up,
- unification,
- union,
- yoking