jointure — ozdic

Definitions

noun

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.

Then, Warwick, thus: our sister shall be Edward’s; / And now forthwith shall articles be drawn / Touching the jointure that your king must make, / Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised.

Beasts do no jointures lose / Though they new lovers choose; / But we are made worse than those.

verb

1

To settle a jointure upon.

He never ſo much as ask’d me about my Fortune, or Eſtate; but aſſur'd me that vvhen vve came to Dublin he vvould Joynture me in 600l. a Year good Land; and that he vvould enter into a Deed of Settlement, or Contract here, for the Performance of it.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

touching

VERB + JOINTURE

drawn

JOINTURE + NOUN

king

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of making or becoming a single unit

Antonyms

disunion

Idioms & Phrases

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01

Then, Warwick, thus: our sister shall be Edward’s; / And now forthwith shall articles be drawn / Touching the jointure that your king must make, / Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised.

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02

Beasts do no jointures lose / Though they new lovers choose; / But we are made worse than those.

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03

You tell me you are secure of having either the Aunt or the Niece, and that you might have married the Aunt before this, whose Jointure you say is immense, but that you prefer the Niece on account of

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He never ſo much as ask’d me about my Fortune, or Eſtate; but aſſur'd me that vvhen vve came to Dublin he vvould Joynture me in 600l. a Year good Land; and that he vvould enter into a Deed of Settleme

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, jointure is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.