Jointure

[dʒɔintʃә]

解释:

(noun.) (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower.

杰里米整理--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A joining; a joint.

(n.) 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.

(v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.

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