jointress

joint·ress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [join-tris]
- /ˈdʒɔɪn trɪs/
- /ˈdʒɔɪn.trɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [join-tris]
- /ˈdʒɔɪn trɪs/

Definitions of jointress word

noun jointress a woman on whom a jointure has been settled. 1
noun jointress A widow who holds a jointure. 1
noun jointress a woman entitled to a jointure 0
noun jointress a woman who has a jointure 0
noun jointress A widow who has a jointure. 0

See all 5 definitions of jointress

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Origin of jointress

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; joint(e)r + -ess

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jointress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jointress

jointress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jointress usage trend in Literature

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