1. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
   - legal jointure 
2. The act of making or becoming a single unit
   - union, unification, uniting, conjugation

Derived forms: jointures

See also: join

Type of: combination, combining, compounding, estate

Encyclopedia: Jointure

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