jointure
/ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun
High School
1
A joining; a joint.
2
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.
#obsolete
A joining; a joint.
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.