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join⋅ture

  [join-cher]
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–noun Law.
1. an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
2. Obsolete. a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < OF < L junctūra, equiv. to junct- (see joint ) + -ūra -ure

Related forms:
jointured, adjective
join⋅ture⋅less, adjective
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join·ture   (join'chər)   
n.  

  1. Law

    1. An arrangement by which a man sets aside property to be used for the support of his wife after his death.

    2. The property so designated.

  2. The act of joining or the state of being joined.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin iūnctūra, joint; see juncture.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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