Definition of jointure in English:

jointure

noun ˈdʒɔɪntʃəˈdʒɔɪn(t)ʃər

Law

An estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower.
〔律〕寡妇所得产
Example sentencesExamples
- The unmarried and widows often engaged in litigation related to marriage settlements, jointures, uses and trusts.
- Through an unusual jointure, announced in October, it became the dance programming division of the Trust.
- Brush and Rimbothorn ganged up in a rather pointless jointure to try and drench her.
- We must destroy them and we must form jointures and bring the best teachers and the best equipment under one roof.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'junction, joint'): from Old French, from Latin junctura (see juncture). In late Middle English the term denoted the joint holding of property by a husband and wife for life, whence the current sense.

Definition of jointure in US English:

jointure

nounˈjoin(t)SHərˈdʒɔɪn(t)ʃər

Law

An estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower.
〔律〕寡妇所得产
Example sentencesExamples
- Through an unusual jointure, announced in October, it became the dance programming division of the Trust.
- The unmarried and widows often engaged in litigation related to marriage settlements, jointures, uses and trusts.
- Brush and Rimbothorn ganged up in a rather pointless jointure to try and drench her.
- We must destroy them and we must form jointures and bring the best teachers and the best equipment under one roof.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘junction, joint’): from Old French, from Latin junctura (see juncture). In late Middle English the term denoted the joint holding of property by a husband and wife for life, whence the current sense.

词汇	jointure
释义	Definition of jointure in English: jointure noun ˈdʒɔɪntʃəˈdʒɔɪn(t)ʃər Law An estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower. 〔律〕寡妇所得产 Example sentencesExamples The unmarried and widows often engaged in litigation related to marriage settlements, jointures, uses and trusts. Through an unusual jointure, announced in October, it became the dance programming division of the Trust. Brush and Rimbothorn ganged up in a rather pointless jointure to try and drench her. We must destroy them and we must form jointures and bring the best teachers and the best equipment under one roof. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'junction, joint'): from Old French, from Latin junctura (see juncture). In late Middle English the term denoted the joint holding of property by a husband and wife for life, whence the current sense. Definition of jointure in US English: jointure nounˈjoin(t)SHərˈdʒɔɪn(t)ʃər Law An estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower. 〔律〕寡妇所得产 Example sentencesExamples Through an unusual jointure, announced in October, it became the dance programming division of the Trust. The unmarried and widows often engaged in litigation related to marriage settlements, jointures, uses and trusts. Brush and Rimbothorn ganged up in a rather pointless jointure to try and drench her. We must destroy them and we must form jointures and bring the best teachers and the best equipment under one roof. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘junction, joint’): from Old French, from Latin junctura (see juncture). In late Middle English the term denoted the joint holding of property by a husband and wife for life, whence the current sense.
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