Jointress
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or JOINTURESS. A womas who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt. 46.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A wife upon whom a jointure has been settled. See Jointure.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
JOINTURESS. A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt. 46.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
jointuress. A woman having a jointure.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
JOINTURESS. A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt. 46.