jointure

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

To settle a jointure upon.

Noun

1. (obsolete) 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.

Concepts

unification

union

Synonymes

conjugation

uniting

unification

union

legal jointure

merging

dowry

affiliation

alimony

coalescence

absorption

Traductions

unificación

κοινή περιουσία

دمْج

توْحِيد

اِنْدِماج

unió

unificació

ένωση

σύζευξη

συνένωση

unione

unificazione

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: joynture

In summary

Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.