English
jointured
From jointure + -ed.
Formed from jointure + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
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Latin iungō ‘to join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach’
Latin iūnctūra
Old French jointure
Middle English joynture
English jointure
Today it means
adj Bequeathed to a wife through jointure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / jointured