jointure

英 ['dʒɔɪntʃə] 美 ['dʒɔɪntʃə]

• n. 连接；[律]寡妇所得产

英英释义

Noun:

1. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

2. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She has only her jointure, which will descend to her children.
   她只有她的寡妇所得产，而那会留给他的孩子们的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• uniting 合并
• conjugation 结合
• unification 统一
• legal jointure [法] 妻子的合法遗产,...