Jointure - Definition

n 1: (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage
settlement in lieu of a dower [syn: jointure, legal
jointure]
2: the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of
opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of
his family for the holidays" [syn: union, unification,
uniting, conjugation, jointure] [ant: disunion]