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jointure definition

join·ture (jo̵in′c̸hər)

noun

  1. Now Rare an act or instance of joining
  2. Law
    1. an arrangement by which a husband grants real property to his wife for her use after his death
    2. the property thus settled; widow's portion
    3. Obsolete the holding of property jointly

Etymology: < OFr < L junctura, a joining < jungere: see yoke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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