jointure
English Thesaurus
1. the act of making or becoming a single unit (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | umbrella, |
| definition | : | having the function of uniting a group of similar things (noun.act) |
2. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | estate, |
| definition | : | everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities (noun.possession) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. the act of making or becoming a single unit (noun.act)
| antonym | : | disunion, |
| definition | : | the termination or destruction of union (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | unify, unite, |
| definition | : | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief (verb.social) |
| antonym | : | disunion, |
| definition | : | the termination or destruction of union (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | unify, unite, |
| definition | : | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief (verb.social) |
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