Jointure

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

杰里米整理

• Nothing at all, I should rather suppose; for she has only her jointure, which will descend to her children. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Courtship, love, presents, jointures, settlements have no place in their thoughts, or terms whereby to express them in their language. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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