1. n. the act of making or becoming a single unit (view details)
2. n. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit
Usage Example(s): he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays, the union of opposing factions
Synonym(s): conjugation ( what does conjugation stand for? ), unification ( what does unification stand for? ), union ( what does union stand for? ), uniting ( what does uniting stand for? )
Opposite(s): disunion ( what does disunion stand for? )
jointure is a kind of: combination ( what does combination stand for? ), combining ( what does combining stand for? ), compounding ( what does compounding stand for? )
jointure is derived from: connect ( what does connect stand for? ), join ( what does join stand for? ), link ( what does link stand for? ), link up ( what does link up stand for? ), merge ( what does merge stand for? ), unify ( what does unify stand for? ), unite ( what does unite stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
Synonym(s): legal jointure ( what does legal jointure stand for? )

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