Word: jointuress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: join
tur
ess
Definition: A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
Morphemes:
Affix: jointure
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: iūnctūra
Language: la
Decoded: iunctura
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a joining, uniting; an association
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension