jointure

noun

join·​ture ˈjȯin-chər 

1

a

: an act of joining : the state of being joined

b

: joint

2

a

: an estate settled on a wife to be taken by her in lieu of dower

b

: a settlement on the wife of a freehold estate for her lifetime

Synonyms

• connection
• coupling
• join
• joining
• joint
• junction
• juncture

Examples of jointure in a Sentence

every jointure in the roof of the harbor tunnel shows signs of leakage

Recent Examples on the Web

To see the feeble jointure of his hip and his paunch. —Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a