jointure English

Meaning jointure meaning

What does jointure mean?

jointure

— noun (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

— noun (= union, unification) 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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What other words have the same or similar meaning as jointure?

jointure English » English

uniting

conjugation

union

unification

legal jointure

merging

dowry

coalescence

alimony

affiliation

absorption