ALL meanings of jointure
join·ture
J j - noun jointure an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death. 1
- noun jointure Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife. 1
- noun jointure An estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower. 1
- noun jointure (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A joining; a joint. 0
- noun jointure (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. 0
- verb jointure (Transitive Verb) To settle a jointure upon. 0
- noun jointure provision made by a husband for his spouse by settling property upon her or him at marriage for her or his use after the husband's death 0
- noun jointure the property so settled 0
- noun jointure the act of joining or the condition of being joined 0
- noun jointure an act or instance of joining 0
- noun jointure an arrangement by which a husband grants real property to his wife for her use after his death 0
- noun jointure the property thus settled; widow's portion 0
- noun jointure the holding of property jointly 0