- jointress
- noun Date: 1602 a woman having a legal jointure
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
jointress
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Jointress — Joint ress, n. (Law) A woman who has a jointure. [Written also {jointuress}.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jointress — [join′tris] n. a woman who has a jointure … English World dictionary
jointress — /joyn tris/, n. Law. a woman on whom a jointure has been settled. [1595 1605; JOINT(E)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
jointress — noun A widow who has a jointure … Wiktionary
jointress — n. widow who holds a jointure, woman who inherited an estate upon the death of her husband … English contemporary dictionary
jointress — noun Law, dated a widow holding a jointure. Origin C17: feminine of obs. jointer joint owner … English new terms dictionary
jointress — joint·ress … English syllables
jointress — /ˈdʒɔɪntrəs/ (say joyntruhs) noun a woman entitled to a jointure …
jointress — ointress, jointuress A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survives him … Black's law dictionary
jointress — ointress, jointuress A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survives him … Black's law dictionary
