Word: jointures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: join
tures
Definition: Plural of jointure; an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).