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Legal Jointure

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
jointure
plural
Legal Jointures
possessive
Legal Jointure's
pluralpossessive
Legal Jointures'