jointure
jointure is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 39 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower. The jointure that your king must make, Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised. Shak.
- 2.To settle a jointure upon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accrue
- acquire
- afford
- alimony
- annuity
- bonus
- bring
- coming
- derive
- draw
- emolument
- from
- gain
- gross
- income
- money
- net
- pay
- pension
- pittance
- premium
- proceeds
- profit
- property
- rack-rent
- receipt
- receive
- remuneration
- rent
- rentage
- rental
- return
- revenue
- roll
- sweepstakes
- take
- tontine
- value
- yield
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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