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join·ture (jo̵in′c̸hər)
noun
- Now Rare an act or instance of joining
- Law
- an arrangement by which a husband grants real property to his wife for her use after his death
- the property thus settled; widow's portion
- Obsolete the holding of property jointly
Etymology: < OFr < L junctura, a joining < jungere: see yoke
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