noun
- plural of jointure; provisions made for a wife’s support after her husband’s death, typically involving property or income
Usage: legal; archaic
Examples
- The wealthy merchant arranged generous jointures for both his daughters.
- Medieval jointures often included lands and annual rents.
- The lawyer explained the terms of the jointures in the marriage contract.
- Her jointures would provide adequate income should she become widowed.
- The estate’s jointures were carefully documented in the legal papers.