JOINTURE
\d͡ʒˈɔ͡ɪnt͡ʃə], \dʒˈɔɪntʃə], \dʒ_ˈɔɪ_n_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of JOINTURE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
By Princeton University
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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"
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(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An estate in lands or tenements, settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, and to be enjoyed by her after her husband's decease.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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An estate settled on a married woman for life, to be enjoyed after her husband's decease.
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To settle a jointure on.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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