Jointure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the act of making or becoming a single unit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɔɪntʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɔɪntʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɔɪntʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɔɪntʃɚ/.

Examples

the union of opposing factions
he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unification legal jointure conjugation uniting union

Antonyms

disunion

Parts of Speech

noun	(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
noun	the act of making or becoming a single unit “the union of opposing factions”

Word Forms

unite	verb	become one
unify	verb	act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
join	verb	be or become joined or united or linked

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gelenk

(Gesetz) ein Nachlass, der einer zukünftigen Ehefrau als Ehevertrag anstelle einer Mitgift gesichert wird

🇪🇸Spanish

unión

(ley) un patrimonio garantizado a una futura esposa como acuerdo matrimonial en lugar de una dote

🇮🇹Italian

giunzione

(legge) un patrimonio assicurato a una futura moglie come accordo matrimoniale al posto di una dote

🇳🇱Dutch

verbinding

(wet) een landgoed dat aan een toekomstige vrouw wordt veiliggesteld als huwelijksregeling in plaats van een bruidsschat

🇵🇹Portuguese

articulação

(lei) uma propriedade garantida a uma futura esposa como acordo de casamento em vez de um dote

🇷🇺Russian

соединение

(закон) имущество, закрепленное за будущей женой в качестве брачного соглашения вместо приданого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्त्रीधन

(कानून) मेहर के बदले विवाह समझौते के रूप में भावी पत्नी को सुरक्षित की गई संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

যৌথ

(আইন) যৌতুকের পরিবর্তে বিবাহ বন্দোবস্ত হিসাবে সম্ভাব্য স্ত্রীর কাছে সুরক্ষিত একটি সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மூட்டு

(சட்டம்) வருங்கால மனைவிக்கு வரதட்சணைக்கு பதிலாக திருமண தீர்வாக பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కీలు

(చట్టం) కట్నానికి బదులుగా వివాహ పరిష్కారంగా కాబోయే భార్యకు భద్రపరచబడిన ఎస్టేట్

🇮🇳Marathi

सांधे

(कायदा) भावी पत्नीला हुंड्याच्या बदल्यात विवाह सेटलमेंट म्हणून सुरक्षित केलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાંધા

(કાયદો) ભાવિ પત્નીને દહેજના બદલામાં લગ્ન પતાવટ તરીકે સુરક્ષિત મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಧಿ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ವರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆಗೆ ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಮದುವೆಯ ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಹೆಂಡತಿಗೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾದ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ധികൾ

(നിയമം) സ്ത്രീധനത്തിന് പകരമായി ഒരു വിവാഹ സെറ്റിൽമെൻ്റായി വരാൻ പോകുന്ന ഭാര്യക്ക് സുരക്ഷിതമാക്കിയ ഒരു എസ്റ്റേറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋੜ

(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਇੱਕ ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਦਾਜ ਦੇ ਬਦਲੇ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੇ ਸਮਝੌਤੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوڑ

(قانون) مہر کے بدلے میں شادی کے تصفیہ کے طور پر ممکنہ بیوی کو محفوظ کی گئی جائیداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联合

（法律）作为婚姻财产而不是嫁妆担保给未来妻子的财产

🇯🇵Japanese

ジョイント

(法律) 配偶者の代わりに結婚和解として将来の妻に担保される財産

🇰🇷Korean

관절

(법률) 지참금 대신 결혼 합의로 예비 아내에게 확보된 재산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khớp nối

(luật) tài sản được bảo đảm cho người vợ tương lai như một thỏa thuận hôn nhân thay cho của hồi môn

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อต่อ

(กฎหมาย) มรดกที่ค้ำประกันให้กับผู้ที่จะเป็นภรรยาโดยเป็นข้อตกลงการสมรสแทนการหย่าร้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sendi

(hukum) harta warisan yang dijaminkan kepada calon isteri sebagai penyelesaian perkawinan sebagai pengganti mahar

🇵🇭Filipino

pinagsamahan

(batas) isang ari-arian na sinigurado sa isang magiging asawa bilang isang kasunduan sa kasal bilang kapalit ng isang dower

🇲🇾Malay

sendi

(undang-undang) harta pusaka yang dijamin kepada bakal isteri sebagai penyelesaian perkahwinan sebagai ganti mas kahwin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفصل

(قانون) تركة مضمونة للزوجة المرتقبة كتسوية زواج بدلاً من المهر

🇮🇷Persian

مفصل

(قانون) اموالی که به‌عنوان تسویه نکاح به‌جای مهریه در اختیار همسر احتمالی قرار می‌گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

eklem

(Kanun) çeyiz yerine evlilik anlaşması olarak müstakbel eşe güvence altına alınan mülk

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפרק

(חוק) עזבון המובטח לאישה לעתיד כהסדר נישואין במקום נדון

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'jointure'?

The primary meaning of 'jointure' is '(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jointure' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'jointure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jointure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jointure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'jointure' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'jointure' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'jointure' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'jointure' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'jointure' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'jointure' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted