jointure

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ === Noun === jointure (plural jointures) (obsolete) A joining; a joint. (law) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === jointure (third-person singular simple present jointures, present participle jointuring, simple past and past participle jointured) (transitive) To settle a jointure upon. === Further reading === “jointure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒwɛ̃.tyʁ/ === Noun === jointure f (plural jointures) (anatomy) joint ==== Related terms ==== joindre joint ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: jwenti === Further reading === “jointure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012