jointure


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jointure /ˈdʒɔɪntʃə/
noun Law an estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband.
– origin ME (orig. denoting the joint holding of property): from OFr., from L. junctura (see juncture).
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