noun
or equitable jointure
: a provision made and accepted by a woman (not being an infant) before her marriage in lieu of dower that will generally be enforced in equity as a bar to dower
noun
or equitable jointure
: a provision made and accepted by a woman (not being an infant) before her marriage in lieu of dower that will generally be enforced in equity as a bar to dower
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012