An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
To settle a jointure upon.
A freehold estate created for the life of a wife and to take effect upon the death of her husband. Under common law, such a provision as jointure was made prior to marriage and was made in lieu of dower.
Financial provision made for a woman after the death of her husband. Usually created within her marriage settlement.
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
Property settled on a woman at marriage to be enjoyed after her husband's death; Like Dower
Made in lieu of dower, a freehold estate created in a property which lasts for the life of the widow which takes effect upon the death of the husband.
Estate given to wife on husband's death
Jointure is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is "a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of her husband for the life of the wife at least, if she herself be not the cause o determination or forfeiture of it': (Co. Litt. 36b).