1. Noun
A joining; a joint.
2. Noun
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.
3. Verb
To settle a jointure upon.
4. Noun
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
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5. Noun
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"
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