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jointure

DEFINITIONS OF: jointure

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n the act of making or becoming a single unit

Synonyms:
conjugation, unification, union, uniting
Antonyms:
disunion
the termination or destruction of union
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coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
reunification, reunion
the act of coming together again
tribalisation, tribalization
the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis
umbrella
having the function of uniting a group of similar things
homecoming
an annual school or university reunion for graduates
Type of:
combination, combining, compounding
the act of combining things to form a new whole

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

Synonyms:
legal jointure
Type of:
estate
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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